Proverbs 6:23

WEB

²³For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

KJV

²³For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

BSB

²³For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

FBV

²³For the instruction is a lamp, and the teaching is a light. The correction that comes from discipline is the way to life.

Extra References

Psalms 119:105

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

Psalms 19:8

⁸The LORD’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. The LORD’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

2 Peter 1:19

¹⁹We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts,

Proverbs 15:31

³¹The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.

Proverbs 4:13

¹³Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.

Proverbs 4:4

⁴He taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.

Jeremiah 21:8

⁸“You shall say to this people, ‘The LORD says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

Proverbs 29:15

¹⁵The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

⁹⁸Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me. ⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. ¹⁰⁰I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.

Proverbs 15:24

²⁴The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.