Proverbs 6:23
New Living Translation
23 For their command is a lamp
and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
is the way to life.
Psalm 119:105
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2 Peter 1:19
New Living Translation
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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- 1:19 Or rises.
Psalm 19:8
New Living Translation
8 The commandments of the Lord are right,
bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are clear,
giving insight for living.
Proverbs 15:31
New Living Translation
31 If you listen to constructive criticism,
you will be at home among the wise.
Proverbs 4:13
New Living Translation
13 Take hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.
Guard them, for they are the key to life.
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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Proverbs 4:4
New Living Translation
4 My father taught me,
“Take my words to heart.
Follow my commands, and you will live.
Psalm 141:5
New Living Translation
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.
Psalm 119:98-100
New Living Translation
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.
Proverbs 15:24
New Living Translation
24 The path of life leads upward for the wise;
they leave the grave[a] behind.
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- 15:24 Hebrew Sheol.
Proverbs 3:18
New Living Translation
18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.
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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Proverbs 29:15
New Living Translation
15 To discipline a child produces wisdom,
but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
Leviticus 19:17
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17 “Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives.[a] Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.
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- 19:17 Hebrew for your brother.
Revelation 2:5
New Living Translation
5 Look how far you have fallen! Turn back to me and do the works you did at first. If you don’t repent, I will come and remove your lampstand from its place among the churches.
Proverbs 5:12
New Living Translation
12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
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