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Proverbs 6:23
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KJ21
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life
ASV
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
AMP
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light, And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
AMPC
For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
BRG
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
CSB
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.
CSBA
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.
CEB
The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light; corrective teaching is the path of life.
CJB
For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life.
CEV
The Law of the Lord is a lamp, and its teachings shine brightly. Correction and self-control will lead you through life.
DARBY
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
DRA
Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
ERV
Your parents give you commands and teachings that are like lights to show you the right way. This teaching corrects you and trains you to follow the path to life.
EASY
Their commands and their teaching are like a lamp that gives you light. When they warn you that you are doing wrong things, that helps you to live well.
EHV
because a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and the warnings given by discipline are a road to life.
ESV
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
ESVUK
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
EXB
These commands are like a lamp; this ·teaching [instruction] is like a light [C making things clear]. And ·the correction that comes from them [L disciplined correction] ·will help you have [L is the path of] life.
GNV
For the commandment is a lantern, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,
GW
because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life
GNT
Their instructions are a shining light; their correction can teach you how to live.
HCSB
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.
ICB
Their commands are like a lamp. Their teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them helps you have life.
ISV
Because the command is a lamp and the Law a light, rebukes that discipline are a way of life—
JUB
For the commandment is fire, and the law is light; and reproofs of chastening are the way of life,
KJV
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
AKJV
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
LSB
For the commandment is a lamp and the law is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
LEB
For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light, and the way of life is the reproof of discipline,
TLB
For their advice is a beam of light directed into the dark corners of your mind to warn you of danger and to give you a good life.
MSG
Good friend, follow your father’s good advice; don’t wander off from your mother’s teachings. Wrap yourself in them from head to foot; wear them like a scarf around your neck. Wherever you walk, they’ll guide you; whenever you rest, they’ll guard you; when you wake up, they’ll tell you what’s next. For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a light, moral discipline is a life path.
MEV
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
NOG
because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life
NABRE
For the command is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs that discipline,
NASB
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And rebukes for discipline are the way of life
NASB1995
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
NCB
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline point the way to life,
NCV
These commands are like a lamp; this teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them will help you have life.
NET
For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
NIRV
Your father’s command is like a lamp. Your mother’s teaching is like a light. And whatever instructs and corrects you leads to life.
NIV
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
NIVUK
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
NKJV
For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
NLV
For the word is a lamp. The teaching is a light, and strong words that punish are the way of life.
NLT
For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.
NRSVA
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
NRSVACE
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
NRSVCE
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
NRSVUE
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
OJB
For the mitzvah is a ner (lamp); and torah an ohr; and tokhakhot musar (reproofs of discipline) are the Derech Chayyim (Life Lane);
RGT
For the commandment is a lantern; and instruction a light. And corrections for instruction are the way of life
RSV
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
RSVCE
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
TLV
For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah a light, and corrective discipline the way of life,
VOICE
For their direction is a lamp; their instruction will light your path, and their discipline will correct your missteps, sending you down the right path of life.
WEB
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
WYC
For the commandment of God is a lantern, and the law is light, and the blaming of teaching is the way of life; (For the commandment of God is a lantern, and the Law is a light, and the rebukes of discipline pointeth to the way of life;)
YLT
For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
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