Proverbs 6:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.”

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Read Proverbs 6:22 in the flow of Proverbs6 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs6 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked--it talketh <FI>with<Fi> thee.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:22 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 3:6I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
  2. Psalms 17:4As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
  3. Psalms 43:3Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.
  4. Psalms 119:9How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
  5. Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
  6. Psalms 119:24Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
  7. Psalms 119:54Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
  8. Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
  9. Psalms 119:148My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
  10. Proverbs 2:11Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
  11. Proverbs 3:23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
  12. Daniel 11:18Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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