Proverbs 6:23
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
American King James Version (AKJV)
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
American Standard Version (ASV)
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Basic English Translation (BBE)
For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.
Webster's Revision
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
World English Bible
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
English Revised Version (ERV)
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Clarke's Proverbs 6:23 Bible Commentary
For the commandment is a lamp - It illuminates our path. It shows us how we should walk and praise God.
And the law is light - A general light, showing the nature and will of God, and the interest and duty of Man.
And reproofs of instruction - Or, that instruction which reproves us for our sins and errors leads us into the way of life.
Barnes's Proverbs 6:23 Bible Commentary
Compare Psalm 119:105.
