King James Version
Proverbs 6:23 in the King James Version says “For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: lamp: or, candle” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: lamp: or, candle”
Proverbs 6:23 · KJV
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: lamp: or, candle
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. of the: or, of the strange tongue
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“is light”
H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
“are the way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“of life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
“and reproofs”
H8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defense)
“of instruction”
H4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
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