Proverbs 6:23 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 6:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 6:239 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

נֵ֣רnēr

candlenounH5216

lamp · light

מִ֭צְוָהmiṣəwāh

commandednounH4687

law · ordinance · precept

וְ/ת֣וֹרָהwətwōrāh

lawconjH8451

א֑וֹרʾwōr

brightnounH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

וְ/דֶ֥רֶךְwəderekə

alongconjH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

חַ֝יִּ֗יםḥayiym

alivenounH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

תּוֹכְח֥וֹתtwōkəḥwōt

argumentnounH8433

chastened · correction · reasoning · rebuke ···

מוּסָֽרmwsār

bondnounH4148

chastening · chastisement · check · correction ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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