Proverbs 6:23 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,

English ASV

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

English Amplified

For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life, [Ps. 19:8; 119:105.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life, [Ps. 19:8; 119:105.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Their commands and their teaching are like a lamp that gives you light. When they warn you that you are doing wrong things, that helps you to live well.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Your parents give you commands and teachings that are like lights to show you the right way. This teaching corrects you and trains you to follow the path to life.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For a commandment is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective instructions are the way to life.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

For the commandment is a lamp and the law is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For the bidding is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs of discipline;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Your father's commands are like a lamp. Your mother's teaching is like a light. And the training that corrects you leads to life.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

For these commands and this teaching are a lamp to light the way ahead of you. The correction of discipline is the way to life.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For truth is a bright beam of light shining into every area of your life, instructing and correcting you to discover the ways to godly living.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For their advice is a beam of light directed into the dark corners of your mind to warn you of danger and to give you a good life.

English Tyndale 1537

For the commandment is a lantern, and the law a light: yea chastening and nurture is the way of life:

Proverbs 6:23 — Compare Translations