Proverbs 6:23

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Proverbs 6:23

For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,
and corrective discipline is the way to life.

Psalm 119:105

נ NunYour word is a lamp for my feet
and a light on my path.

Psalm 19:8

The precepts of the Lord are right,
making the heart glad;
the command of the Lord is radiant,
making the eyes light up.

Leviticus 19:17

“You must not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.

Psalm 119:98-100

Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are always with me.

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.

Proverbs 4:4

he taught me and said:
“Your heart must hold on to my words.
Keep my commands and live.

Proverbs 4:13

Hold on to instruction; don’t let go.
Guard it, for it is your life.

Proverbs 5:12

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,
and how my heart despised correction.

Proverbs 15:24

For the discerning the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

Proverbs 15:31

One who listens to life-giving rebukes
will be at home among the wise.

Proverbs 29:15

A rod of correction imparts wisdom,
but a youth left to himself
is a disgrace to his mother.

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

Jeremiah 21:8

“But you must say to this people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am presenting to you the way of life and the way of death.

2 Peter 1:19

So we have the prophetic word strongly confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Revelation 2:5

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.

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Summary

Proverbs 6:23

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

The commandment

Lamp

Revelation 2:5

And reproofs

Psalm 141:5

The way

General references

Proverbs 2:11

Bible References

The commandment

The precepts of the Lord are right,
making the heart glad;
the command of the Lord is radiant,
making the eyes light up.

Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are always with me.

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

So we have the prophetic word strongly confirmed. You will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Lamp

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.

And reproofs

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,
and how my heart despised correction.

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.

“You must not harbor hatred against your brother.

Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.

Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.

The way

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.

For the discerning the path of life leads upward,
so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

“But you must say to this people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am presenting to you the way of life and the way of death.

General references

Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,