Proverbs 6:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 6:23

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 6:23

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

Amplified® Bible
For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

Contemporary English Version
The Law of the Lord is a lamp, and its teachings shine brightly. Correction and self-control will lead you through life.

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

Good News Bible
Their instructions are a shining light; their correction can teach you how to live.

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

New American Standard Bible
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

New International Version
For these commands are a lamp,
this teaching is a light,
and the corrections of discipline
are the way to life,

New King James Version
For the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the commandment resembles a lamp and the teaching resembles light; And reproofs for discipline lead to life

Revised Standard Version
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

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

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