What does Proverbs 6:23 mean?

Proverbs 6:23 highlights themes such as law, guidance, instruction when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 6:23 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

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Psalm 119:105
Both verses describe the law as a source of guidance and light.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
This passage affirms the usefulness of Scripture for teaching and correction.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, similar to the importance of instruction.