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.
In context
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.
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 woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 6:22 in the NIV
When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 6:22 in the ESV
When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.