Proverbs 6:22
When thou goest forth, they shall guide thee; When thou sleepest, they shall watch over thee; And, when thou awakest, they shall talk with thee.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
21Bind them continually to thy heart, Tie them around thy neck!
23For the commandment is a lamp, and instruction a light; Yea, the rebukes of correction lead to life.
Cross References
Psalms 3:6I will not fear the ten thousands of people Who on every side set themselves against me.
Psalms 43:3O send forth thy light and thy truth; let them guide me; Let them lead me to thy holy mountain, and to thy dwelling-place!
Psalms 119:11Thy word have I hid in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
Psalms 119:54Thy statutes have been my song In the house of my pilgrimage.
Psalms 119:148My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
Proverbs 3:23Then shalt thou go on thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble;
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 →