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Proverbs 6:23

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 6:23 in other translations

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

Proverbs 6:23 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:23 in context

  1. 21Bind them continually on your heart.
    Tie them around your neck.
  2. 22When you walk, it will lead you.
    When you sleep, it will watch over you.
    When you awake, it will talk with you.
  3. 23For the commandment is a lamp,
    and the law is light.
    Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
  4. 24to keep you from the immoral woman,
    from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
  5. 25Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart,
    neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.