Proverbs 6:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְת֣וֹרָה א֑וֹר וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תּוֹכְח֥וֹת מוּסָֽר׃

Transliteration

For nēr miṣwāh and-tôrāh ʾôr and-dereḵ ḥayyîm tôḵəḥôt mûsār

Grammar Details

• *nēr*: noun, masculine singular - lamp
• *miṣwāh*: noun, feminine singular - commandment
• *tôrāh*: noun, feminine singular - teaching/instruction
• *ʾôr*: noun, masculine singular - light
• *dereḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - way of
• *ḥayyîm*: noun, masculine plural - life
• *tôḵəḥôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - reproofs of
• *mûsār*: noun, masculine singular - discipline/instruction

Word Meanings

• *nēr*: lamp/light
• *miṣwāh*: commandment/precept
• *tôrāh*: teaching/instruction/law
• *tôḵəḥôt*: reproofs/corrections/rebukes
• *mûsār*: discipline/instruction/correction

Referenced Verses

• Ps 119:105 : 105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
• Ps 19:8 : 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
• Ps 119:98-99 : 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
• Lev 19:17 : 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
• Ps 141:5 : 5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
• Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
• Prov 4:4 : 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
• Prov 4:13 : 13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
• Prov 5:12 : 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
• Prov 15:24 : 24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
• Prov 15:31 : 31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
• Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
• Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
• Jer 21:8 : 8 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
• 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
• Rev 2:5 : 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.