Proverbs 6:22

When thou walkest abroad, it shall guide thee, when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee, when thou wakest, it shall speak to thee:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

In Context

21Bind them upon thy heart continually, fasten them upon thy neck;

23For, a lamp, is the commandment, and, the instruction, a light, and, the way of life, are the reproofs of correction:

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Cross References

Psalms 3:6I will not be afraid of myriads of people, who, round about, have set themselves against me.

Psalms 43:3Send forth thy light and thy faithfulness, Let, them, lead me, Let them bring me into thy holy mountain, and into thy habitations:

Psalms 119:11In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.

Psalms 119:54Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.

Psalms 119:148Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.

Proverbs 3:23Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, 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 →

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