Proverbs 6:22

NET Bible® (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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 2:11 : 11 Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,
  • Prov 3:23-24 : 23 Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble. 24 When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.
  • Dan 11:18-21 : 18 Then he will turn his attention to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition, he will make him pay for his shameful conduct. 19 He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again. 20 There will arise after him one who will send out an exactor of tribute to enhance the splendor of the kingdom, but after a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or battle. 21 “Then there will arise in his place a despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will come on the scene in a time of prosperity and will seize the kingdom through deceit.
  • Ps 17:4 : 4 As for the actions of people– just as you have commanded, I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men.
  • Ps 43:3 : 3 Reveal your light and your faithfulness! They will lead me, they will escort me back to your holy hill, and to the place where you live.
  • Ps 119:9 : 9 ב(Bet) How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!
  • Ps 119:11 : 11 In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.
  • Ps 119:24 : 24 Yes, I find delight in your rules; they give me guidance.
  • Ps 119:54 : 54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.
  • Ps 119:97 : 97 מ(Mem) O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it.
  • Ps 119:148 : 148 My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours, so that I can meditate on your word.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:20-21
    2 verses
    81%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

    21Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.

  • Prov 6:23-24
    2 verses
    80%

    23For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

    24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.

  • Deut 6:6-9
    4 verses
    79%

    6Exhortation to Teach the Covenant Principles These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,

    7and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.

    8You should tie them as a reminder on your forearm and fasten them as symbols on your forehead.

    9Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and gates.

  • Prov 4:11-13
    3 verses
    77%

    11I hereby guide you in the way of wisdom and I lead you in upright paths.

    12When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.

    13Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

  • Prov 3:21-24
    4 verses
    77%

    21My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

    22So they will become life for your soul, and grace around your neck.

    23Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble.

    24When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.

  • Deut 11:18-20
    3 verses
    76%

    18Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands and let them be symbols on your forehead.

    19Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.

    20Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates

  • Isa 30:21
    76%

    21You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,“This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.

  • Prov 2:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way.

    10For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

    11Discretion will protect you, understanding will guard you,

  • Prov 22:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

    19So that your confidence may be in the LORD, I hereby make them known to you today– even you.

  • Prov 4:6
    74%

    6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you.

  • Prov 22:6
    73%

    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

  • Prov 6:4
    73%

    4Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

  • Prov 7:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself.

    2Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

    3Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart.

  • Prov 4:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

    22for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.

  • Ps 32:8
    73%

    8I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.

  • Prov 23:19
    72%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Prov 2:20
    72%

    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 3:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

    2for they will provide a long and full life, and well-being for you.

    3Do not let mercy and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

  • Prov 3:6
    71%

    6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

  • Josh 1:8
    71%

    8This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.

  • Prov 2:1
    71%

    1Benefits of Seeking Wisdom My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,

  • Prov 1:9
    71%

    9For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

  • Prov 4:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

    26Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

  • Ps 63:6
    71%

    6whenever I remember you on my bed, and think about you during the nighttime hours.

  • Prov 4:4
    71%

    4he taught me, and he said to me:“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

  • Deut 8:6
    71%

    6So you must keep his commandments, live according to his standards, and revere him.

  • Deut 6:17
    70%

    17Keep his commandments very carefully, as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.

  • 1 Kgs 2:3
    70%

    3Do the job the LORD your God has assigned you by following his instructions and obeying his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish,

  • Prov 6:2
    70%

    2if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,