Proverbs 6:23
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For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light, And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.
The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light; corrective teaching is the path of life.
For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life.
The Law of the Lord is a lamp, and its teachings shine brightly. Correction and self-control will lead you through life.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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.
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.
because a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and the warnings given by discipline are a road to life.
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
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.
For the commandment is a lantern, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,
because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life
Their instructions are a shining light; their correction can teach you how to live.
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.
Their commands are like a lamp. Their teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them helps you have life.
Because the command is a lamp and the Law a light, rebukes that discipline are a way of life—
For the commandment is fire, and the law is light; and reproofs of chastening are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
For the commandment is a lamp and the law is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light, and the way of life is the reproof of discipline,
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.
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.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life
For the command is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs that discipline,
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And rebukes for discipline are the way of life
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline point the way to life,
These commands are like a lamp; this teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them will help you have life.
For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
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.
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
For the word is a lamp. The teaching is a light, and strong words that punish are the way of life.
For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For the mitzvah is a ner (lamp); and torah an ohr; and tokhakhot musar (reproofs of discipline) are the Derech Chayyim (Life Lane);
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah a light, and corrective discipline the way of life,
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.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
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;)
For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
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