Proverbs 6:22

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When you walk, their counsel will lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up, they will advise you.

Context of Proverbs 6:22

20My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. 21Bind them always on your heart; fasten them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. 23For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life, 24keeping you from your neighbor’s wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.

Proverbs 6:22 word by word

בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When thou goestהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• it shall leadנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• thee; when thou sleepestשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• it shall keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• thou awakestקִיץqûts · to awakeH6974
• it shall talkשִׂיחַώîyach · to museH7878

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:22

• Proverbs 2:11Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.
• Proverbs 3:23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
• Psalms 17:4Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded.
• Psalms 43:3Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
• Psalms 119:9How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.
• Daniel 11:18Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on 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

Topics related to Proverbs 6:22

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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