Proverbs 6:23

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For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:105 : 105 נ(Nun) Your word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path.
  • Ps 19:8 : 8 The LORD’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The LORD’s commands are pure and give insight for life.
  • Ps 119:98-99 : 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them. 99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your rules. 100 I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.
  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is like a tree of life to those who grasp onto her, and everyone who takes hold of her will be blessed.
  • Prov 4:4 : 4 he taught me, and he said to me:“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.
  • Prov 5:12 : 12 And you will say,“How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!
  • Prov 15:24 : 24 The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.
  • Prov 15:31 : 31 The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Then you must recall the LORD’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.
  • Jer 21:8 : 8 “But tell the people of Jerusalem that the LORD says,‘I will give you a choice between two courses of action. One will result in life; the other will result in death.
  • 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 Moreover, we possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing. You do well if you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
  • Rev 2:5 : 5 Therefore, remember from what high state you have fallen and repent! Do the deeds you did at the first; if not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place– that is, if you do not repent.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:20-22
    3 verses
    80%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

    21Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.

    22When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Prov 6:24
    73%

    24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Prov 4:13
    72%

    13Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

  • Prov 1:8
    72%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Prov 15:31
    71%

    31The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

  • Ps 19:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7The law of the LORD is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the LORD are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

    8The LORD’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The LORD’s commands are pure and give insight for life.

  • Prov 7:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself.

    2Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

  • Job 6:25
    70%

    25How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove?

  • Prov 4:2
    70%

    2Because I hereby give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.

  • Prov 22:6
    70%

    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

  • Ps 119:105
    70%

    105נ(Nun) Your word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path.

  • Prov 1:23
    70%

    23You should respond to my rebuke. Then I would pour out my thoughts to you; I would make my words known to you.

  • Prov 3:1
    69%

    1Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

  • Prov 23:19
    69%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 15:10
    69%

    10Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

  • Ps 19:11
    69%

    11Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.

  • Prov 2:9
    69%

    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

  • Deut 6:1
    69%

    1Exhortation to Keep the Covenant Principles Now these are the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that the LORD your God instructed me to teach you so that you may carry them out in the land where you are headed

  • Prov 4:11
    69%

    11I hereby guide you in the way of wisdom and I lead you in upright paths.

  • Prov 5:6
    69%

    6Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths have wandered, but she is not able to discern it.

  • Isa 30:21
    69%

    21You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,“This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.

  • Prov 2:20
    69%

    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 19:16
    69%

    16The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

  • Prov 4:4
    69%

    4he taught me, and he said to me:“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

  • Prov 13:18
    68%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Eccl 8:5
    68%

    5Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person knows the proper time and procedure.

  • Prov 15:5
    68%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Isa 8:20
    68%

    20Then you must recall the LORD’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

  • Prov 1:3
    68%

    3To receive moral instruction in skillful living, with righteousness, justice, and equity.

  • Deut 6:17
    68%

    17Keep his commandments very carefully, as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.

  • Prov 13:9
    68%

    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

  • Eph 5:13
    68%

    13But all things being exposed by the light are made visible.

  • Prov 16:22
    68%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Prov 12:28
    68%

    28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

  • Prov 15:24
    68%

    24The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Ps 36:9
    68%

    9For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

  • Ps 119:66
    68%

    66Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.

  • Deut 6:7
    68%

    7and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.

  • Prov 2:1
    68%

    1Benefits of Seeking Wisdom My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,

  • Prov 9:9
    68%

    9Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

  • Prov 4:18
    68%

    18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.

  • Prov 12:1
    68%

    1The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

  • Prov 1:15
    67%

    15My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;