Proverbs 6:22
In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked — it talketh [with] thee.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
21Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.
23For a lamp [is] the command, And the law a light, And a way of life [are] reproofs of instruction,
Cross References
Psalms 3:6I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me.
Psalms 43:3Send forth Thy light and Thy truth, They — they lead me, they bring me in, Unto Thy holy hill, and unto Thy tabernacles.
Psalms 119:11In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
Psalms 119:54Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.
Psalms 119:148Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
Proverbs 3:23Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth 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 →