Proverbs 6:23 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
American Standard Version (ASV)
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
World English Bible (WEB)
For the commandment is a lamp, And the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For a lamp `is' the command, And the law a light, And a way of life `are' reproofs of instruction,
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | kee |
| the commandment | נֵ֣ר | nēr | nare |
| lamp; a is | מִ֭צְוָה | miṣwâ | MEETS-va |
| and the law | וְת֣וֹרָה | wĕtôrâ | veh-TOH-ra |
| light; is | א֑וֹר | ʾôr | ore |
| and reproofs | וְדֶ֥רֶךְ | wĕderek | veh-DEH-rek |
| of instruction | חַ֝יִּ֗ים | ḥayyîm | HA-YEEM |
| way the are | תּוֹכְח֥וֹת | tôkĕḥôt | toh-heh-HOTE |
| of life: | מוּסָֽר׃ | mûsār | moo-SAHR |