Proverbs 6:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 6:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 6:22 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
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 (KJV)
Proverbs 6:22 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 6:22
“And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:22: goest, keep
“In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:22: goest, keep
“That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. yearly: Heb. from year to year to lament: or, to talk with”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:22: lead, talk
“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:22: goest, keep
“Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? talk...: or, reason the case with thee”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:22: lead, talk
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