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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי נר מצוה ותורה אור ודרך חיים תוכחות מוסר
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky nr mTSvh vtvrh Avr vdrk KHyym tvkKHvt mvsr

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
quia mandatum lucerna est et lex lux et via vitae increpatio disciplinae

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Authorized (King James) Version   
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
New King James Version   
For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
21st Century King James Version   
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
For the commandment is a lamp and the law is a light, and reproof is the way of life and instruction,
Darby Bible Translation   
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Because the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
God's Word   
because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.
International Standard Version   
Because the command is a lamp and the Law a light, rebukes that discipline are a way of life—
NET Bible   
For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
New American Standard Bible   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
New International Version   
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
New Living Translation   
For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life.
Webster's Bible Translation   
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
The World English Bible   
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
EasyEnglish Bible   
Their commands and their teaching are like a lamp that gives you light. When they warn you that you are doing wrong things, that helps you to live well.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
New Life Version   
For the word is a lamp. The teaching is a light, and strong words that punish are the way of life.
The Voice Bible   
For their direction is a lamp; their instruction will light your path, and their discipline will correct your missteps, sending you down the right path of life.
Living Bible   
For their advice is a beam of light directed into the dark corners of your mind to warn you of danger and to give you a good life.
New Catholic Bible   
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline point the way to life,
Legacy Standard Bible   
For the commandment is a lamp and the law is light; And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
Jubilee Bible 2000   
For the commandment is fire, and the law is light; and reproofs of chastening are the way of life,
Christian Standard Bible   
For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
New Century Version   
These commands are like a lamp; this teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them will help you have life.
The Message   
Good friend, follow your father’s good advice; don’t wander off from your mother’s teachings. Wrap yourself in them from head to foot; wear them like a scarf around your neck. Wherever you walk, they’ll guide you; whenever you rest, they’ll guard you; when you wake up, they’ll tell you what’s next. For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a light, moral discipline is a life path.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
because a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and the warnings given by discipline are a road to life.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
Good News Translation®   
Their instructions are a shining light; their correction can teach you how to live.
Wycliffe Bible   
For the commandment of God is a lantern, and the law is light, and the blaming of teaching is the way of life; (For the commandment of God is a lantern, and the Law is a light, and the rebukes of discipline pointeth to the way of life;)
Contemporary English Version   
The Law of the Lord is a lamp, and its teachings shine brightly. Correction and self-control will lead you through life.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
Common English Bible © 2011   
The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light; corrective teaching is the path of life.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light, And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
English Standard Version Anglicised   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
For the command is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs that discipline,
New American Standard Bible   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; And rebukes for discipline are the way of life
The Expanded Bible   
These commands are like a lamp; this ·teaching [instruction] is like a light [C making things clear]. And ·the correction that comes from them [L disciplined correction] ·will help you have [L is the path of] life.
Tree of Life Version   
For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah a light, and corrective discipline the way of life,
Revised Standard Version   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
New International Reader's Version   
Your father’s command is like a lamp. Your mother’s teaching is like a light. And whatever instructs and corrects you leads to life.
BRG Bible   
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Complete Jewish Bible   
For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
For the mitzvah is a ner (lamp); and torah an ohr; and tokhakhot musar (reproofs of discipline) are the Derech Chayyim (Life Lane);
Names of God Bible   
because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life
Modern English Version   
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Easy-to-Read Version   
Your parents give you commands and teachings that are like lights to show you the right way. This teaching corrects you and trains you to follow the path to life.
International Children’s Bible   
Their commands are like a lamp. Their teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them helps you have life.
Lexham English Bible   
For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light, and the way of life is the reproof of discipline,
New International Version - UK   
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,