Cross references

Proverbs 6:23

For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light,

and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

Proverbs 6:23 BSB

Proverbs 6:23 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 16 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 119:105 (24 votes) and 2 Peter 1:19 (16 votes). 35 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Genesis 39 to Revelation 2.

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Which verses does Proverbs 6:23 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

  2. 2 Peter 1:1916 votes

    We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

  3. Psalm 19:815 votes

    The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

  4. He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.

  5. Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.

  6. Proverbs 4:412 votes

    he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

  7. Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

  8. Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. …

  9. Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

  10. The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

Which verses point to Proverbs 6:23?

The 10 strongest of 35.