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23 For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 6:23. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 53
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְת֣וֹרָה א֑וֹר וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תּוֹכְח֥וֹת מוּסָֽר׃

9 word entries
כִּ֤י
Lemma
3588 a
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3588
Occurrences
4218
נֵ֣ר
Lemma
5216 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H5216
Occurrences
25
מִ֭צְוָה
Lemma
4687
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4687
Occurrences
115
וְת֣וֹרָה
Lemma
c/8451
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H8451
Occurrences
20
א֑וֹר
Lemma
216
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H216
Occurrences
66
וְדֶ֥רֶךְ
Lemma
c/1870
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common both gender singular construct
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1870
Occurrences
23
חַ֝יִּ֗ים
Lemma
2416 e
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H2416
Occurrences
100
תּוֹכְח֥וֹת
Lemma
8433 b
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine plural construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8433
Occurrences
15
מוּסָֽר
Lemma
4148
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4148
Occurrences
42
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ὅτι λύχνος ἐντολὴ νόμου καὶ φῶς, ὁδὸς ζωῆς, καὶ ἔλεγχος καὶ παιδεία,

12 word entries
Ὅτι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ὅτι
Transliteration
hoti
Morphology
subordinating conjunction
Gloss
that, because, for
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Conjunction introducing cause, content, or explanation.
Occurrences
3703
λύχνος
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
lychnos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
10
ἐντολὴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
entole
Morphology
nominative feminine singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
7
νόμου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
nomos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
law
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Law, custom, or instruction.
Occurrences
332
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
φῶς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
φῶς
Transliteration
phos
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
light
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Light.
Occurrences
113
ὁδὸς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
hodos
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
way, road
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Way, road, path, journey, or manner of life.
Occurrences
701
ζωῆς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ζωή
Transliteration
zoes
Morphology
noun, feminine genitive singular
Gloss
of life
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Life, living existence.
Occurrences
182
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἔλεγχος
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
elegchos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
7
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
παιδεία
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
paideia
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
71
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܫܪܓܐ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܕܘܬܐ

10 word entries
ܫܪܓܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
shrg'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
19
ܗܘ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
2003
ܓܝܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܓܝܪ
Transliteration
gyr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
455
ܦܘܩܕܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
pwqdn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
62
ܘܢܡܘܣܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wnmws'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
21
ܢܘܗܪܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
nwhr'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
67
ܘܐܘܪܚܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'wrh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
22
ܕܚ̈ܝܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dhy'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
57
ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mksnwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
16
ܘܡܪܕܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wmrdwt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
10
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

מְטוּל שְׁרָגָא הוּא פוּקְדָנָא וְנִימוֹסָא נוֹהֲרָא וְאוֹרְחָא דְחַיֵי וּמַכְסְנוּתָא וּמַרְדוּתָא׃

10 word entries
מְטוּל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
טול
Transliteration
mtwl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
322
שְׁרָגָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
shrg'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
10
הוּא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
הוא
Transliteration
hw'
Morphology
personal/demonstrative pronoun
Gloss
he, it
Occurrences
992
פוּקְדָנָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
pwqdn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
6
וְנִימוֹסָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wnymws'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
11
נוֹהֲרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
nwhr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1
וְאוֹרְחָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'wrch'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
119
דְחַיֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חיי
Transliteration
dchyy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
111
וּמַכְסְנוּתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wmksnwt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
8
וּמַרְדוּתָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wmrdwt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
10
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Quia mandatum lucerna est, et lex lux, et via vitæ increpatio disciplinæ:

12 word entries
quia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quia
Transliteration
quia
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
2543
mandatum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mando
Transliteration
mandatum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
118
lucerna
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
lucerna
Transliteration
lucerna
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
64
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
lex
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
lex
Transliteration
lex
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
596
lux
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
lux
Transliteration
lux
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
154
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
via
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uia
Transliteration
via
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
853
vitae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uita
Transliteration
vitae
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
437
increpatio
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
increpatio
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
27
disciplinae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
disciplinae
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
94

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Psalms 119:105

Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.

23 relevance votes

2 Peter 1:19

And so the words of the prophets are made more certain; and it is well for you to give attention to them as to a light shining in a dark place, till the dawn comes and the morning star is seen in your hearts;

16 relevance votes

Psalms 19:8

The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.

15 relevance votes

Proverbs 15:31

The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

14 relevance votes

Proverbs 4:13

Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.

13 relevance votes

Proverbs 4:4

And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

12 relevance votes

Jeremiah 21:8

And to this people you are to say, The Lord has said, See, I put before you the way of life and the way of death.

10 relevance votes

Psalms 141:5

Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.

8 relevance votes

Proverbs 15:24

Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

8 relevance votes

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

8 relevance votes

Isaiah 8:20

Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...

7 relevance votes

Revelation 2:5

So keep in mind where you were at first, and be changed in heart and do the first works; or I will come to you, and will take away your light from its place, if your hearts are not changed.

7 relevance votes
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