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


In Context

20 My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

21 Bind them in thy heart continually, and put them about thy neck.

22 When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee; and when thou awakest, talk with them.

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

24 That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.

25 Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:

Proverbs 6:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:23For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:23For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:23For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: