Proverbs 6:23
For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- תּוֹכֵחָהtôwkêchâhchastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
- נִירnîyra lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
- מוּסָרmûwçârproperly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- אוֹרʼôwrillumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- מִצְוָהmitsvâha command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- תּוֹרָהtôwrâha precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.