Proverbs 6:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

For a lamp `is' the command, And the law a light, And a way of life `are' reproofs of instruction,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:105 : 105 `Nun.' A lamp to my foot `is' Thy word, And a light to my path.
  • Ps 19:8 : 8 The precepts of Jehovah `are' upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah `is' pure, enlightening the eyes,
  • Ps 119:98-99 : 98 Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it `is' before me to the age. 99 Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies `are' my meditation. 100 Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
  • Lev 19:17 : 17 `Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.
  • Ps 141:5 : 5 The righteous doth beat me `in' kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer `is' about their vexations.
  • Prov 3:18 : 18 A tree of life she `is' to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her `is' happy.
  • Prov 4:4 : 4 And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she `is' thy life.
  • Prov 5:12 : 12 And hast said, `How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,
  • Prov 15:24 : 24 A path of life `is' on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.
  • Prov 15:31 : 31 An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, `That there is no dawn to it.'
  • Jer 21:8 : 8 And unto this people thou dost say, Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I am setting before you the way of life, And the way of death!
  • 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise -- in your hearts;
  • Rev 2:5 : 5 remember, then, whence thou hast fallen, and reform, and the first works do; and if not, I come to thee quickly, and will remove thy lamp-stand from its place -- if thou mayest not reform;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 6:20-22
    3 verses
    80%

    20 Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

    21 Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

    22 In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh `with' thee.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17 A traveller to life `is' he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

  • Prov 6:24
    73%

    24 To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

  • Prov 13:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14 The law of the wise `is' a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

    15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous `is' hard.

  • Prov 4:13
    72%

    13 Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she `is' thy life.

  • Prov 1:8
    72%

    8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

  • Prov 15:31
    71%

    31 An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.

  • Ps 19:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 The law of Jehovah `is' perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah `are' stedfast, Making wise the simple,

    8 The precepts of Jehovah `are' upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah `is' pure, enlightening the eyes,

  • Prov 7:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.

    2 Keep my commands, and live, And my law as the pupil of thine eye.

  • Job 6:25
    70%

    25 How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?

  • Prov 4:2
    70%

    2 For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

  • Prov 22:6
    70%

    6 Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

  • Ps 119:105
    70%

    105 `Nun.' A lamp to my foot `is' Thy word, And a light to my path.

  • Prov 1:23
    70%

    23 Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.

  • Prov 3:1
    69%

    1 My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

  • Prov 23:19
    69%

    19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

  • Prov 15:10
    69%

    10 Chastisement `is' grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.

  • Ps 19:11
    69%

    11 Also -- Thy servant is warned by them, `In keeping them `is' a great reward.'

  • Prov 2:9
    69%

    9 Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path.

  • Deut 6:1
    69%

    1 `And this `is' the command, the statutes and the judgments which Jehovah your God hath commanded to teach you, to do in the land which ye are passing over thither to possess it,

  • Prov 4:11
    69%

    11 In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.

  • Prov 5:6
    69%

    6 The path of life -- lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths -- thou knowest not.

  • Isa 30:21
    69%

    21 And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, `This `is' the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.

  • Prov 2:20
    69%

    20 That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

  • Prov 19:16
    69%

    16 Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.

  • Prov 4:4
    69%

    4 And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

  • Prov 13:18
    68%

    18 Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

  • Eccl 8:5
    68%

    5 Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.

  • Prov 15:5
    68%

    5 A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

  • Isa 8:20
    68%

    20 To the law and to the testimony! If not, let them say after this manner, `That there is no dawn to it.'

  • Prov 1:3
    68%

    3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

  • Deut 6:17
    68%

    17 ye do diligently keep the commands of Jehovah your God, and His testimonies, and His statutes which He hath commanded thee,

  • Prov 13:9
    68%

    9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

  • Eph 5:13
    68%

    13 and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;

  • Prov 16:22
    68%

    22 A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

  • Prov 12:28
    68%

    28 In the path of righteousness `is' life, And in the way of `that' path `is' no death!

  • Prov 15:24
    68%

    24 A path of life `is' on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

  • Ps 36:9
    68%

    9 For with Thee `is' a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

  • Ps 119:66
    68%

    66 The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

  • Deut 6:7
    68%

    7 and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

  • Prov 2:1
    68%

    1 My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

  • Prov 9:9
    68%

    9 Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

  • Prov 4:18
    68%

    18 And the path of the righteous `is' as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,

  • Prov 12:1
    68%

    1 Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof `is' brutish.

  • Prov 1:15
    67%

    15 My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,