Proverbs 6:23

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:105 : 105 Nvn. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
  • Ps 19:8 : 8 The statutes of the Lorde are right and reioyce the heart: the commandement of the Lord is pure, and giueth light vnto the eyes.
  • Ps 119:98-99 : 98 By thy commaundements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee. 99 I haue had more vnderstading then all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart, but thou shalt plainely rebuke thy neighbour, and suffer him not to sinne.
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me: for that is a benefite: and let him reprooue me, and it shalbe a precious oyle, that shall not breake mine head: for within a while I shall euen pray in their miseries.
  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay holde on her, and blessed is he that retaineth her.
  • Prov 4:4 : 4 When he taught me, and sayde vnto me, Let thine heart holde fast my woordes: keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue.
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Take holde of instruction, and leaue not: keepe her, for shee is thy life.
  • Prov 5:12 : 12 And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction!
  • Prov 15:24 : 24 The way of life is on high to the prudent, to auoyde from hell beneath.
  • Prov 15:31 : 31 The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 The rodde and correction giue wisdome: but a childe set a libertie, maketh his mother ashamed.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the Law, and to the testimonie, if they speake not according to this worde: it is because there is no light in them.
  • Jer 21:8 : 8 And vnto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lorde, Beholde, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
  • 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 We haue also a most sure worde of the Prophets, to the which ye doe well that yee take heede, as vnto a light that shineth in a darke place, vntill the day dawne, and the day starre arise in your hearts.
  • Rev 2:5 : 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and doe the first workes: or els I will come against thee shortly, & will remooue thy candlesticke out of his place, except thou amend.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:20-22
    3 verses
    80%

    20My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.

    21Binde them alway vpon thine heart, and tye them about thy necke.

    22It shall leade thee, when thou walkest: it shall watch for thee, when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest, it shall talke with thee.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.

  • Prov 6:24
    73%

    24To keepe thee from the wicked woman, & from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.

    15Good vnderstanding maketh acceptable: but the way of the disobedient is hated.

  • Prov 4:13
    72%

    13Take holde of instruction, and leaue not: keepe her, for shee is thy life.

  • Prov 1:8
    72%

    8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

  • Prov 15:31
    71%

    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

  • Ps 19:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7The Lawe of the Lord is perfite, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of the Lord is sure, and giueth wisedome vnto the simple.

    8The statutes of the Lorde are right and reioyce the heart: the commandement of the Lord is pure, and giueth light vnto the eyes.

  • Prov 7:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1My sonne, keepe my wordes, & hide my commandements with thee.

    2Keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue, and mine instruction as the apple of thine eyes.

  • Job 6:25
    70%

    25Howe stedfast are the wordes of righteousnes? and what can any of you iustly reproue?

  • Prov 4:2
    70%

    2For I doe giue you a good doctrine: therefore forsake yee not my lawe.

  • Prov 22:6
    70%

    6Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

  • Ps 119:105
    70%

    105Nvn. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.

  • Prov 1:23
    70%

    23(Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)

  • Prov 3:1
    69%

    1My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.

  • Prov 23:19
    69%

    19O thou my sonne, heare, and bee wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

  • Prov 15:10
    69%

    10Instruction is euill to him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth correction, shall die.

  • Ps 19:11
    69%

    11Moreouer by them is thy seruant made circumspect, and in keeping of them there is great reward.

  • Prov 2:9
    69%

    9Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.

  • Deut 6:1
    69%

    1These now are the commandements, ordinances, and lawes, which the Lorde your God commanded me to teach you, that ye might doe them in the land whither ye go to possesse it:

  • Prov 4:11
    69%

    11I haue taught thee in ye way of wisedom, and led thee in the pathes of righteousnesse.

  • Prov 5:6
    69%

    6She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them.

  • Isa 30:21
    69%

    21And thine eares shal heare a worde behind thee, saying, This is the way, walke ye in it, when thou turnest to the right hand, & when thou turnest to the left.

  • Prov 2:20
    69%

    20Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.

  • Prov 19:16
    69%

    16He that keepeth the commandement, keepeth his owne soule: but hee that despiseth his wayes, shall dye.

  • Prov 4:4
    69%

    4When he taught me, and sayde vnto me, Let thine heart holde fast my woordes: keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue.

  • Prov 13:18
    68%

    18Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.

  • Eccl 8:5
    68%

    5He that keepeth the commandement, shall knowe none euill thing, and the heart of the wise shall knowe the time and iudgement.

  • Prov 15:5
    68%

    5A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.

  • Isa 8:20
    68%

    20To the Law, and to the testimonie, if they speake not according to this worde: it is because there is no light in them.

  • Prov 1:3
    68%

    3To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,

  • Deut 6:17
    68%

    17But ye shal keepe diligently the commandements of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his ordinances which he hath commanded thee,

  • Prov 13:9
    68%

    9The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Eph 5:13
    68%

    13But all thinges when they are reproued of the light, are manifest: for it is light that maketh all things manifest.

  • Prov 16:22
    68%

    22Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

  • Prov 12:28
    68%

    28Life is in the way of righteousnesse, and in that path way there is no death.

  • Prov 15:24
    68%

    24The way of life is on high to the prudent, to auoyde from hell beneath.

  • Ps 36:9
    68%

    9For with thee is the well of life, and in thy light shall we see light.

  • Ps 119:66
    68%

    66Teach me good iudgement & knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.

  • Deut 6:7
    68%

    7And thou shalt rehearse them continually vnto thy children, and shalt talke of them when thou tariest in thine house, and as thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest downe, and when thou risest vp:

  • Prov 2:1
    68%

    1My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,

  • Prov 9:9
    68%

    9Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

  • Prov 4:18
    68%

    18But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more vnto the perfite day.

  • Prov 12:1
    68%

    1He that loueth instruction, loueth knowledge: but he that hateth correction, is a foole.

  • Prov 1:15
    67%

    15My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.