Proverbs 6:23 Hebrew Word Analysis

0כִּ֤יh3588
1is a lampנֵ֣רh5216
2For the commandmentמִ֭צְוָהh4687
3and the lawוְת֣וֹרָהh8451
4is lightא֑וֹרh216
5are the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְh1870
6of lifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםh2416
7and reproofsתּוֹכְח֥וֹתh8433
8of instructionמוּסָֽר׃h4148

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,