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Proverbs 6:23
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23 For their command is a lamp
    and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
    is the way to life.

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Listen to Proverbs 6:23, Psalm 119:105, 2 Peter 1:19, Psalm 19:8, Proverbs 15:31, Proverbs 4:13, Jeremiah 21:8, Proverbs 4:4, Psalm 141:5, Psalm 119:98-100, Proverbs 15:24, Proverbs 3:18, Isaiah 8:20
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Proverbs 6:23
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23 For this command is a lamp,
    this teaching is a light,(A)
and correction and instruction
    are the way to life,(B)

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Psalm 119:105
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Nun

105 Your word is a lamp to guide my feet
    and a light for my path.

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Psalm 119:105
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105 Your word is a lamp(A) for my feet,
    a light(B) on my path.

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2 Peter 1:19
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19 Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines[a] in your hearts.

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  1. 1:19 Or rises.
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2 Peter 1:19
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19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(A) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(B) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(C) and the morning star(D) rises in your hearts.(E)

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Psalm 19:8
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8 The commandments of the Lord are right,
    bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are clear,
    giving insight for living.

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Psalm 19:8
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8 The precepts of the Lord are right,(A)
    giving joy(B) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
    giving light to the eyes.(C)

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Proverbs 15:31
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31 If you listen to constructive criticism,
    you will be at home among the wise.

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Proverbs 15:31
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31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction
    will be at home among the wise.(A)

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Proverbs 4:13
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13 Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.
    Guard them, for they are the key to life.

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Proverbs 4:13
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13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
    guard it well, for it is your life.(A)

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Jeremiah 21:8
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8 “Tell all the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Take your choice of life or death!

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Jeremiah 21:8
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8 “Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life(A) and the way of death.

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Proverbs 4:4
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4 My father taught me,
“Take my words to heart.
    Follow my commands, and you will live.

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Proverbs 4:4
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4 Then he taught me, and he said to me,
    “Take hold(A) of my words with all your heart;
    keep my commands, and you will live.(B)

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Psalm 141:5
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5 Let the godly strike me!
    It will be a kindness!
If they correct me, it is soothing medicine.
    Don’t let me refuse it.

But I pray constantly
    against the wicked and their deeds.

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Psalm 141:5
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5 Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
    let him rebuke me(A)—that is oil on my head.(B)
My head will not refuse it,
    for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

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Psalm 119:98-100
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98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
    for they are my constant guide.
99 Yes, I have more insight than my teachers,
    for I am always thinking of your laws.
100 I am even wiser than my elders,
    for I have kept your commandments.

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Psalm 119:98-100
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98 Your commands are always with me
    and make me wiser(A) than my enemies.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
    for I meditate on your statutes.(B)
100 I have more understanding than the elders,
    for I obey your precepts.(C)

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Proverbs 15:24
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24 The path of life leads upward for the wise;
    they leave the grave[a] behind.

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  1. 15:24 Hebrew Sheol.
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Proverbs 15:24
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24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent
    to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

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Proverbs 3:18
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18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
    happy are those who hold her tightly.

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Proverbs 3:18
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18 She is a tree of life(A) to those who take hold of her;
    those who hold her fast will be blessed.(B)

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Isaiah 8:20
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20 Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark.

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Isaiah 8:20
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20 Consult God’s instruction(A) and the testimony of warning.(B) If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light(C) of dawn.

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