KJV
ASV
23. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
ESV
23. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
ERVEN
23. 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.
NLT
23. For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.
WEB
23. For the commandment is a lamp, And the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
NET
23. For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
NLV
23. For the word is a lamp. The teaching is a light, and strong words that punish are the way of life.
HCSB
23. For a commandment is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective instructions are the way to life.
YLT
23. For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
LITV
23. For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; and reproofs of instruction are a way of life,
RV
23. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
NCV
23. These commands are like a lamp; this teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them will help you have life.
MKJV
23. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
AKJV
23. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
LXXEN
23. For the commandment of the law is a lamp and a light; a way of life; reproof also and correction:
KJV
23. For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
AMP
23. 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.]
KJVP
23. For H3588 CONJ the commandment H4687 [ is ] a lamp H5216 CMS ; and the law H8451 [ is ] light H216 NMS ; and reproofs H8433 of instruction H4148 [ are ] the way H1870 W-NMS of life H2416 NMP :
YLT
23. For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
ASV
23. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
WEB
23. For the commandment is a lamp, And the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
NASB
23. For the bidding is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs of discipline;
ESV
23. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
RV
23. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
RSV
23. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
NKJV
23. For the commandment [is] a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life,
MKJV
23. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
AKJV
23. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
NRSV
23. For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
NIV
23. For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
NIRV
23. 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.
NLT
23. For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.
MSG
23. For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a light, moral discipline is a life path.
GNB
23. Their instructions are a shining light; their correction can teach you how to live.
NET
23. For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
ERVEN
23. 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.