But he refused. ‘Look,’ he said to his master’s wife, ‘with me here my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has put all that he owns under my authority.
Proverbs 6:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life, [Ps. 19:8; 119:105.] American Standard Version (1901) For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life: Common English Bible The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light; corrective teaching is the path of life. Catholic Public Domain Version For commandment is a lamp, and law is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: |
But he refused. ‘Look,’ he said to his master’s wife, ‘with me here my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has put all that he owns under my authority.
The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray.
For the prudent the path of life leads upwards, so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
One who listens to life-giving rebukes will be at home among the wise.
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a youth left to himself is a disgrace to his mother.
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy.
he taught me and said, ‘Your heart must hold on to my words. Keep my commands and live.
and you will say, ‘How I hated discipline, and how my heart despised correction.
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a trap: her heart a net and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured by her.
It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person than to listen to the song of fools,
Go to God’s instruction and testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.
‘But tell this people, “This is what the Lord says: Look, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.
Then I gave them my statutes and explained my ordinances to them #– #the person who does them will live by them.
‘Do not harbour hatred against your brother. , Rebuke your neighbour directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.
We also have the prophetic word strongly confirmed, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.