Proverbs 6:23 Go deeper

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

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כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:23 word 1

נֵ֣רner[is] a lamp

Lemma: נֵר (ner) · Strong's: H5216A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lamp

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 25:37, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 35:14, Exodus 37:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5216A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:23 word 2

מִ֭צְוָהMitz.vah[the] commandment

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: commandment

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Proverbs 6:23 word 3

וְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahand [the] instruction

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Proverbs 6:23 word 4

א֑וֹר'or[is] a light

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Proverbs 6:23 word 5

וְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhand [are] a way of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 6:23 word 6

חַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.Yimlife

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 6:23 word 7

תּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.Chotrebukes of

Lemma: תּוֹכַ֫חַת (to.kha.chat) · Strong's: H8433B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: argument

Used 24 times. Also: Job 13:6, Job 23:4, Psalms 38:14, Psalms 39:11, Psalms 73:14, Proverbs 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8433B; TAHOT Proverbs 6:23 word 8

מוּסָֽר\׃mu.Sardiscipline

Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: discipline

Used 29 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:2, Job 5:17, Job 20:3, Psalms 50:17, Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4148G; TAHOT Proverbs 6:23 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
this commandment	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment
is a lamp	→	נֵר H5216A lamp
this teaching	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
[is] a light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
and the reproofs	→	תּוֹכַ֫חַת H8433B argument
of discipline	→	מוּסָר H4148G discipline
are the way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
to life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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