Proverbs 6:22
They will lead you as you walk along; they will watch over you as you sleep; when you wake up they will talk with you.
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In Context
21Keep them always in mind. Tie them around your neck.
Cross References
Psalms 3:6I'm not afraid of tens of thousands who surround me, people who are against me.
Psalms 43:3Send your light and your truth so they can guide me; let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.
Psalms 119:11I keep what you say in mind so I won't sin against you.
Psalms 119:54Your instructions have been music to my ears wherever I have lived.
Psalms 119:148During the night I stay awake, meditating on your word.
Proverbs 3:23You will be able to walk confidently on your way, and you won't trip up.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35
Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →