Proverbs 6 · Verse 22

Proverbs 6:22

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Proverbs 6:22, King James Version

Proverbs 6:22 in other translations

BSBWhen you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
WEBWhen you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
ASVWhen thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
YLTIn thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked--it talketh with thee.
DARBYwhen thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
BBEIn your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.
WebsterWhen thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

What does Proverbs 6:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 6:20-23

20-23. (Compare Pr 1:8; 3:3, &c.).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 When 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 recollection.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 6:20-35

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…

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Proverbs 6:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨\׀be.hit.hal.lekh.Khawhen walking about youH1980
תַּנְחֶ֬הtan.Chehit will guideH5148
אֹתָ֗ךְ'o.Takh<obj.> youH853
בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khawhen lying down youH7901
תִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.Morit will watchH8104
עָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaover youH5921
וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָva.ha.ki.Tzo.taand you will awakeH6974
הִ֣יאhi'itH1931
תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ\׃te.si.Che.khait will speak to youH7878

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 6:22

  • Psalms 119:11

    Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

  • Proverbs 3:23-24

    Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

  • Proverbs 2:11

    Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

  • Psalms 119:24

    Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.

  • Psalms 119:97

    מ MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

  • Psalms 43:3

    O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

  • Psalms 17:4

    Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

  • Psalms 119:9

    ב BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

  • Psalms 119:148

    Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

  • Psalms 119:54

    Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

  • Daniel 11:18-21

    After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2:11; 3:23,24; Ps 17:4; 43:3; 119:9,11,24,54,97,148; Da 11:18-21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 6:21

    Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

  • Proverbs 6:22

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

  • Proverbs 6:23

    For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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Proverbs 6:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Te guiarán cuando anduvieres; cuando durmieres te guardarán; hablarán contigo cuando despertares.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Quand tu marcheras, il te conduira; quand tu dormiras, il te gardera; et quand tu te réveilleras, il s’entretiendra avec toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn du einhergehst, wird sie dich leiten; wenn du dich niederlegst, wird sie über dich wachen; und erwachst du, so wird sie mit dir reden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cum ambulaveris, gradiantur tecum; cum dormieris, custodiant te: et evigilans loquere cum eis.