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

¹⁰⁵ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

⁸ The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.

⁵ Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick out of its place, except thou repent.

¹⁹ And we have the word of prophecy `made' more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:

⁸ And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

²⁰ To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

¹⁵ The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

³¹ The ear that hearkeneth to the reproof of life Shall abide among the wise.

²⁴ To the wise the way of life `goeth' upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.

¹² And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;

¹³ Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.

⁴ And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

⁵ Let the righteous smite me, `it shall be' a kindness; And let him reprove me, `it shall be as' oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

⁹⁸ Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.

⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰ I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.

¹⁷ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.