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Proverbs 6:23

Proverbs chapter 6 · verse 23 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

Context

v.22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

v.23This passage

v.24To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 4:4

    And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;

  • Proverbs 3:18

    She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

  • Leviticus 19:17

    Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

  • 2 Peter 1:19

    And we have the word of prophecy made more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:

  • Psalms 119:105

    Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

  • Proverbs 4:13

    Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.