Proverbs 6:23
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
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ASV
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
KJV
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| נֵ֣ר | ner | [is] a lamp | H5216 → |
| מִ֭צְוָה | Mitz.vah | [the] commandment | H4687 → |
| וְת֣וֹרָה | ve.To.rah | and [the] instruction | H8451 → |
| א֑וֹר | 'or | [is] a light | H216 → |
| וְדֶ֥רֶךְ | ve.De.rekh | and [are] a way of | H1870 → |
| חַ֝יִּ֗ים | chai.Yim | life | H2416 → |
| תּוֹכְח֥וֹת | tokh.Chot | rebukes of | H8433 → |
| מוּסָֽר׃ | mu.Sar | discipline | H4148 → |
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