Proverbs 6:22 · KJV
“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
Bind them continually upon thine heart, {and} tie them about thy neck.
For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: {lamp: or, candle}
Proverbs 6 — Context
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21Bind them continually upon thine heart, {and} tie them about thy neck.
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and {when} thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: {lamp: or, candle}
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. {of the...: or, of the strange tongue}
Cross References
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.
Psalms 119:24
Thy testimonies also {are} my delight {and} my counsellors. {my counsellors: Heb. men of my counsel}
Proverbs 2:11
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Psalms 119:97
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 119:148
Mine eyes prevent the {night} watches, that I might meditate in thy word.