Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

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The commandment

Psalm 19:8
The Lord's precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord's commands are pure and give insight for life.
Psalm 119:98
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them.
Isaiah 8:20
Then you must recall the Lord's instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.
2 Peter 1:19
Moreover, we possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing. You do well if you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Lamp

Revelation 2:5
Therefore, remember from what high state you have fallen and repent! Do the deeds you did at the first; if not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place -- that is, if you do not repent.

And reproofs

Proverbs 5:12
And you will say, "How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!
Proverbs 15:31
The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.
Proverbs 29:15
A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
Leviticus 19:17
You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.
Psalm 141:5
May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

The way

Proverbs 3:18
She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.
Proverbs 4:4
he taught me, and he said to me: "Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.
Proverbs 15:24
The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
Jeremiah 21:8
"But tell the people of Jerusalem that the Lord says, 'I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death.

General references

Proverbs 2:11
Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

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