Proverbs 6:23

“For the Commandement is a lampe, and the Lawe is light: and reproofes of instruction are the way of life:”

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Other Translations for Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
- King James Version

For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
- American Standard Version (1901)

For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.
- Basic English Bible

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
- Darby Bible

For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
- Webster's Bible

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
- World English Bible

For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
- Youngs Literal Bible

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

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