Proverbs 6:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 6:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 6:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,”

Proverbs 6:23 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:23 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:”

Proverbs 6:23 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For a lamp <FI>is<Fi> the command, And the law a light, And a way of life <FI>are<Fi> reproofs of instruction,”

Proverbs 6:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: ”

Proverbs 6:23 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the commandement is a lanterne, and instruction a light: and corrections for instruction are the way of life,”

Proverbs 6:23 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:23 in Context — Proverbs 6

21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

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

24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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What Does Proverbs 6:23 Mean?

Proverbs 6:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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