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# the commands ... the teaching ... the corrections that come by instruction
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These three phrases mean basically the same thing, and together they show the various types of lessons a father and a mother teach. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# a lamp ... a light ... the way of life
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All three of these mean basically the same thing and are repeated to emphasize the fact that the lessons make life better and easier. Alternate translation: "as useful as a lamp ... as helpful as light in the darkness ... as necessary to follow as the way of life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# the way of life
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"the way that leads to life" or "the way of living that God approves of"
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