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Complete Jewish Bible
Proverbs 6:22
When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will talk with you.
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Christian Standard Bible®
When you walk here and there, they will guide you;when you lie down, they will watch over you;when you wake up, they will talk to you.
When you walk here and there, they will guide you;when you lie down, they will watch over you;when you wake up, they will talk to you.
Hebrew Names Version
When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
King James Version
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
English Standard Version
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.
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.
New Century Version
They will guide you when you walk. They will guard you when you sleep. They will speak to you when you are awake.
They will guide you when you walk. They will guard you when you sleep. They will speak to you when you are awake.
New English Translation
When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.
When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.
Amplified Bible
When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you; When you sleep, they will keep watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you; When you sleep, they will keep watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
New American Standard Bible
When you walk, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
When you walk, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
World English Bible
When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
It shall leade thee, when thou walkest: it shall watch for thee, when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest, it shall talke with thee.
It shall leade thee, when thou walkest: it shall watch for thee, when thou sleepest, and when thou wakest, it shall talke with thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
When you walk about, they will lead you;When you sleep, they will keep watch over you;And when you awake, they will speak to you.
When you walk about, they will lead you;When you sleep, they will keep watch over you;And when you awake, they will speak to you.
Berean Standard Bible
When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
Contemporary English Version
Their teaching will guide you when you walk, protect you when you sleep, and talk to you when you are awake.
Their teaching will guide you when you walk, protect you when you sleep, and talk to you when you are awake.
Darby Translation
when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
Let this teaching lead you wherever you go. It will watch over you while you sleep. And when you wake up, it will give you good advice.
Let this teaching lead you wherever you go. It will watch over you while you sleep. And when you wake up, it will give you good advice.
George Lamsa Translation
When you walk, let them follow you; let them be with you, keep them that they may keep you; and when you awake, meditate on them.
When you walk, let them follow you; let them be with you, keep them that they may keep you; and when you awake, meditate on them.
Good News Translation
Lexham English Bible
When you walk, she will lead you, When you lie down, she will watch over you, and when you awake, she will converse with you.
When you walk, she will lead you, When you lie down, she will watch over you, and when you awake, she will converse with you.
Literal Translation
When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall watch over you; and when you awaken, it will meditate with you.
When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall watch over you; and when you awaken, it will meditate with you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
That they maye lede the where thou goest, preserue the when thou art aslepe, & yt when thou awakest, thou mayest talke of the
That they maye lede the where thou goest, preserue the when thou art aslepe, & yt when thou awakest, thou mayest talke of the
American Standard Version
When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Bible in Basic English
In 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.
In 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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
King James Version (1611)
When thou goest, it shall leade thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keepe thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talke with thee.
When thou goest, it shall leade thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keepe thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talke with thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
That shall leade thee when thou goest, preserue thee when thou art asleepe, and when thou awakest talke with thee.
That shall leade thee when thou goest, preserue thee when thou art asleepe, and when thou awakest talke with thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.
Whensoever thou walkest, lead this along and let it be with thee; that it may talk with thee when thou wakest.
English Revised Version
When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whanne thou goist, go tho with thee; whanne thou slepist, kepe tho thee; and thou wakynge speke with tho.
Whanne thou goist, go tho with thee; whanne thou slepist, kepe tho thee; and thou wakynge speke with tho.
Update Bible Version
When you walk, it shall lead you; When you sleep, it shall watch over you; And when you awake, it shall talk with you.
When you walk, it shall lead you; When you sleep, it shall watch over you; And when you awake, it shall talk with you.
Webster's Bible Translation
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
New King James Version
When you roam, they [fn] will lead you;When you sleep, they will keep you;And when you awake, they will speak with you.
When you roam, they [fn] will lead you;When you sleep, they will keep you;And when you awake, they will speak with you.
New Living Translation
When you walk, their counsel will lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up, they will advise you.
When you walk, their counsel will lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up, they will advise you.
New Life Bible
They will lead you when you walk. They will watch over you when you sleep, and they will talk with you when you wake up.
They will lead you when you walk. They will watch over you when you sleep, and they will talk with you when you wake up.
New Revised Standard
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.
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When thou walkest abroad, it shall guide thee, when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee, when thou wakest, it shall speak to thee:
When thou walkest abroad, it shall guide thee, when thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee, when thou wakest, it shall speak to thee:
Douay-Rheims Bible
When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee, and when thou awakest, talk with them.
When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee, and when thou awakest, talk with them.
Revised Standard Version
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.
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.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
When you walk about, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.
Contextual Overview
20 My son, obey your father's command, and don't abandon your mother's teaching. 21 Bind them always on your heart, tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will talk with you. 23 For the mitzvah is a lamp, Torah is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life. 24 They keep you from an evil woman, from a loose woman's seductive tongue. 25 Don't let your heart lust after her beauty or allow her glance to captivate you. 26 The price of a whore is a loaf of bread, but the adulteress is hunting for a precious life. 27 Can a man carry fire inside his shirt without burning his clothes? 28 Can a man walk [barefoot] on hot coals without scorching his feet? 29 So is he who has sex with his neighbor's wife; anyone touching her will be punished.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 2:11, Proverbs 3:23, Proverbs 3:24, Psalms 17:4, Psalms 43:3, Psalms 119:9, Psalms 119:11, Psalms 119:24, Psalms 119:54, Psalms 119:97, Psalms 119:148, Daniel 11:18-21
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:6 - ye shall Deuteronomy 6:7 - shalt talk Psalms 19:11 - Moreover Psalms 119:92 - I should Proverbs 4:12 - thou goest Proverbs 8:20 - lead Philippians 4:7 - shall
Cross-References
Genesis 6:3
Adonai said, "My Spirit will not live in human beings forever, for they too are flesh; therefore their life span is to be 120 years."
Adonai said, "My Spirit will not live in human beings forever, for they too are flesh; therefore their life span is to be 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
The N'filim were on the earth in those days, and also afterwards, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; these were the ancient heroes, men of renown.
The N'filim were on the earth in those days, and also afterwards, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; these were the ancient heroes, men of renown.
Genesis 6:7
Adonai said, "I will wipe out humankind, whom I have created, from the whole earth; and not only human beings, but animals, creeping things and birds in the air; for I regret that I ever made them."
Adonai said, "I will wipe out humankind, whom I have created, from the whole earth; and not only human beings, but animals, creeping things and birds in the air; for I regret that I ever made them."
Genesis 6:8
But Noach found grace in the sight of Adonai . Haftarah B'resheet: Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 42:5–43:10 (A); 42:5–21 (S) B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah B'resheet: Mattityahu (Matthew) 1:1–17; 19:3–9; Mark 10:1–12; Luke 3:23–38; Yochanan (John) 1:1–18; 1 Corinthians 6:15–20; 15:35–58; Romans 5:12–21; Ephesians 5:21–32; Colossians 1:14–17; 1 Timothy 2:11–15; Messianic Jews (Hebrews) 1:1–3; 3:7–4:11; 11:1–7; 2 Kefa (2 Peter) 3:3–14; Revelation 21:1–5; 22:1–5 Here is the history of Noach. In his generation, Noach was a man righteous and wholehearted; Noach walked with God. Noach fathered three sons, Shem, Ham and Yefet. The earth was corrupt before God, the earth was filled with violence. God saw the earth, and, yes, it was corrupt; for all living beings had corrupted their ways on the earth. God said to Noach, "The end of all living beings has come before me, for because of them the earth is filled with violence. I will destroy them along with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gofer-wood; you are to make the ark with rooms and cover it with pitch both outside and inside. Here is how you are to build it: the length of the ark is to be 450 feet, its width seventy-five feet and its height forty-five feet. You are to make an opening for daylight in the ark eighteen inches below its roof. Put a door in its side; and build it with lower, second and third decks. "Then I myself will bring the flood of water over the earth to destroy from under heaven every living thing that breathes; everything on earth will be destroyed. But I will establish my covenant with you; you will come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife and your sons' wives with you. "From everything living, from each kind of living being, you are to bring two into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they are to be male and female. Of each kind of bird, each kind of livestock, and each kind of animal creeping on the ground, two are to come to you, so that they can be kept alive. Also take from all the kinds of food that are eaten, and collect it for yourself; it is to be food for you and for them." This is what Noach did; he did all that God ordered him to do.
But Noach found grace in the sight of Adonai . Haftarah B'resheet: Yesha‘yahu (Isaiah) 42:5–43:10 (A); 42:5–21 (S) B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah B'resheet: Mattityahu (Matthew) 1:1–17; 19:3–9; Mark 10:1–12; Luke 3:23–38; Yochanan (John) 1:1–18; 1 Corinthians 6:15–20; 15:35–58; Romans 5:12–21; Ephesians 5:21–32; Colossians 1:14–17; 1 Timothy 2:11–15; Messianic Jews (Hebrews) 1:1–3; 3:7–4:11; 11:1–7; 2 Kefa (2 Peter) 3:3–14; Revelation 21:1–5; 22:1–5 Here is the history of Noach. In his generation, Noach was a man righteous and wholehearted; Noach walked with God. Noach fathered three sons, Shem, Ham and Yefet. The earth was corrupt before God, the earth was filled with violence. God saw the earth, and, yes, it was corrupt; for all living beings had corrupted their ways on the earth. God said to Noach, "The end of all living beings has come before me, for because of them the earth is filled with violence. I will destroy them along with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gofer-wood; you are to make the ark with rooms and cover it with pitch both outside and inside. Here is how you are to build it: the length of the ark is to be 450 feet, its width seventy-five feet and its height forty-five feet. You are to make an opening for daylight in the ark eighteen inches below its roof. Put a door in its side; and build it with lower, second and third decks. "Then I myself will bring the flood of water over the earth to destroy from under heaven every living thing that breathes; everything on earth will be destroyed. But I will establish my covenant with you; you will come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife and your sons' wives with you. "From everything living, from each kind of living being, you are to bring two into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they are to be male and female. Of each kind of bird, each kind of livestock, and each kind of animal creeping on the ground, two are to come to you, so that they can be kept alive. Also take from all the kinds of food that are eaten, and collect it for yourself; it is to be food for you and for them." This is what Noach did; he did all that God ordered him to do.
Genesis 7:5
Noach did all that Adonai ordered him to do.
Noach did all that Adonai ordered him to do.
Genesis 7:9
couples, male and female, went in to Noach in the ark, as God had ordered Noach.
couples, male and female, went in to Noach in the ark, as God had ordered Noach.
Genesis 7:16
Those that entered went in, male and female, from every kind of living being, as God had ordered him; and Adonai shut him inside.
Those that entered went in, male and female, from every kind of living being, as God had ordered him; and Adonai shut him inside.
Genesis 17:23
Avraham took Yishma‘el his son, all the slaves born in his house and all who had been bought with his money, every male among the people in Avraham's household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin that very day, just as God had said to him.
Avraham took Yishma‘el his son, all the slaves born in his house and all who had been bought with his money, every male among the people in Avraham's household, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin that very day, just as God had said to him.
Exodus 40:16
Moshe did this — he acted in accordance with everything Adonai had ordered him to do.
Moshe did this — he acted in accordance with everything Adonai had ordered him to do.
Exodus 40:19
He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above it, as Adonai had ordered Moshe.
He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above it, as Adonai had ordered Moshe.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
When thou goest, it shall lead thee,.... The law of God taught by parents; this directs man in the path of duty and business of life; teaches him what way to shun, and which to walk in; it leads out of the paths of sin, and into the way in which he should go, which is most conducive to his good, and to the glory of God; it will lead him safely, so that he shall not stumble, Proverbs 3:3;
when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; from terrifying dreams, evil spirits, dangers by fire or thieves; one that observes it conscientiously may lie down and sleep, secure of the guardianship of divine Providence, and not fear any evil; or "shall watch over thee" h in the night season;
and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee; familiarly; and instruct what to do, and how to behave the day following; or "it shall go out with thee" i, into the fields for a morning's walk, and assist in meditation. Jarchi interprets this of sleeping by death, and of awaking at the resurrection of the dead.
h תשמר עליך "excubabit apud te", Cocceius; "excubias aget super te", Michaelis, Schultens. i היא תשוחך "illa ipsa spatiabitur tecum", Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The thought of Proverbs 3:3 is carried step further. No outward charm, but the law of obedience, shall give safety to the traveler, when he sleeps or when he wakes.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 6:22. 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.
