But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge.
Proverbs 6:23 - English Standard Version 2016 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life, 更多版本King 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 and said to his master’s wife, “Behold, because of me my master has no concern about anything in the house, and he has put everything that he has in my charge.
Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it. Yet my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.
the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed.
he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live.
And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.
It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.
To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
“And to this people you shall say: ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live.
“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.
And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts,
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.