The Lamp, Light, and Path

Proverbs 6:20-23:

20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
21 Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.
22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

Here the Biblical role of parents is reiterated and so is the idea of generational education. If we take our parent's (or those we give authority to) teachings to heart, they will lead us, keep us safe, and remind us of our path in the morning. The image of the lamp perfectly describes the process. The command is the device, the actual teaching is the light, and the daily discipline is the revealed path.