Proverbs
Proverbs 6:23
23For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this commandment | מִ֭צְוָה | miṣ·wāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4687 commandment |
| is a lamp | נֵ֣ר | nêr | Noun - masculine singular | H5216 lamp |
| this teaching | וְת֣וֹרָה | wə·ṯō·w·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| a light | א֑וֹר | ’ō·wr | Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| and the reproofs | תּוֹכְח֥וֹת | tō·wḵ·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H8433 rebuke, correction |
| of discipline | מוּסָֽר׃ | mū·sār | Noun - masculine singular | H4148 discipline |
| are the way | וְדֶ֥רֶךְ | wə·ḏe·reḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to life | חַ֝יִּ֗ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:105 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Psalm 19:8 · Proverbs 15:31 · Proverbs 4:13 · Proverbs 4:4 · Jeremiah 21:8 · Psalm 119:98–100 · Proverbs 15:24 · Psalm 141:5 · Proverbs 29:15 · Isaiah 8:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.