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Proverbs 6:23
New English Translation
Proverbs 6:23
New English Translation
23 For the commandments[a] are like[b] a lamp,[c]
instruction is like a light,
and rebukes of discipline are like[d] the road leading to life,[e]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:23 tn Heb “the commandment” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV).
- Proverbs 6:23 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
- Proverbs 6:23 sn The terms “lamp,” “light,” and “way” are all metaphors. The positive teachings and commandments will illumine or reveal to the disciple the way to life; the disciplinary correctives will provide guidance into fullness of life.
- Proverbs 6:23 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
- Proverbs 6:23 tn Heb “the way of life” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NIV, NLT “the way to life.” The noun “life” is a genitive following the construct “way.” It could be an attributive genitive modifying the kind of way/course of life that instruction provides, but it could also be objective in that the course of life followed would produce and lead to life.
Proverbs 6:23
New International Version
Proverbs 6:23
New International Version
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