God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 6:22
22When you walk around, they will lead you. When you lie down, they will watch over you. When you wake up, they will talk to you
Proverbs 6:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
- New International Version (NIV)When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you.
Context of Proverbs 6:22
20My son, obey the command of your father, and do not disregard the teachings of your mother. 21Fasten them on your heart forever. Hang them around your neck. When you walk around, they will lead you. When you lie down, they will watch over you. When you wake up, they will talk to you 23because the command is a lamp, the teachings are a light, and the warnings from discipline are the path of life 24to keep you from an evil woman and from the smooth talk of a loose woman.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:22 word by word
בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:22
- Proverbs 2:11Foresight will protect you. Understanding will guard you.
- Proverbs 3:23Then you will go safely on your way, and you will not hurt your foot.
- Psalms 17:4I have avoided cruelty because of your word. In spite of what others have done,
- Psalms 43:3Send your light and your truth. Let them guide me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling place.
- Psalms 119:9How can a young person keep his life pure? ⌞He can do it⌟ by holding on to your word.
- Daniel 11:18Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will silence the insults that the northern king makes and even insult him.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22When thou goest, it shall lead thee - Here the law is personified; and is represented as a nurse, teacher, and guardian, by night and day. An upright man never goes but as directed by God's word and led by God's Spirit. When thou sleepest - He commends his body and soul to the protection of his Maker when he lies down and sleeps in peace. And when he awakes in the morning, the promises and mercies of God are the first things that present themselves to his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us remember Him who willingly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-35This passage highlights the serious danger of having a relationship with another man's wife (see also Proverbs 1:8, 23; 2:16–22; 5:1–23; 7:1–27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2320-23. (Compare Pr 1:8; 3:3, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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