For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: Treasury of Scripture the commandment Psalm 19:8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. Psalm 119:98-100,105 You through your commandments have made me wiser than my enemies: for they are ever with me... Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. 2 Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto you do well that you take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place... lamp Revelation 2:5 Remember therefore from where you are fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come to you quickly... and reproofs Proverbs 5:12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; Proverbs 15:31 The ear that hears the reproof of life stays among the wise. Proverbs 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself brings his mother to shame. Leviticus 19:17 You shall not hate your brother in your heart: you shall in any wise rebuke your neighbor, and not suffer sin on him. Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head... the way Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and happy is every one that retains her. Proverbs 4:4,13 He taught me also, and said to me, Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live... Proverbs 15:24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. Jeremiah 21:8 And to this people you shall say, Thus said the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
Context Warnings Against Adultery
20My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother: 21Bind them continually on your heart, and tie them about your neck. 22When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall keep you; and when you wake, it shall talk with you. 23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 25Lust not after her beauty in your heart; neither let her take you with her eyelids. 26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 28Can one go on hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 29So he that goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her shall not be innocent. 30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding: he that does it destroys his own soul. 33A wound and dishonor shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Darby Bible Translation
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
King James Bible
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction 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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