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Proverbs 6

Prov. 6:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Whenw thou goest
halak (Hebrew #1980)
a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.
Pronounce: haw-lak'
Origin: akin to 3212
, it shall lead
nachah (Hebrew #5148)
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
KJV usage: bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.
Pronounce: naw-khaw'
Origin: a primitive root
thee; when thou sleepest
shakab (Hebrew #7901)
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
KJV usage: X at all, cast down, ((lover-))lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
Pronounce: shaw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
, it shall keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
thee; and when thou awakest
quwts (Hebrew #6974)
to awake (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: arise, (be) (a-)wake, watch.
Pronounce: koots
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 6972 through the idea of abruptness in starting up from sleep (compare 3364))
, it shall talk
siyach (Hebrew #7878)
to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
KJV usage: commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).
Pronounce: see'-akh
Origin: a primitive root
with thee.
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Deut. 11:18‑21• 18And ye shall lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.
 19And ye shall teach them unto your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou goest on the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up;
 20and write them upon the posts of thy house, and upon thy gates;
 21that your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which Jehovah swore unto your fathers to give them, as the days of the heavens which are above the earth. (Deut. 11:18‑21)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 2:11• 11discretion shall keep thee, understanding shall preserve thee: (Prov. 2:11)
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Prov. 3:23‑24• 23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;
 24when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet. (Prov. 3:23‑24)
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Psa. 17:4• 4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent man. (Psa. 17:4)
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Psa. 43:3• 3Send out thy light and thy truth: *they* shall lead me, *they* shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations. (Psa. 43:3)
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Psa. 119:9,11,24,54,97,148• 9BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.
 11Thy *word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
 24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
 54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
 97MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
 148Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy *word. (Psa. 119:9,11,24,54,97,148)
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Dan. 11:18‑21• 18And he shall turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many; but a captain for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease: he shall turn it upon him, without reproach for himself.
 19And he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; and he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
 20And in his place shall one stand up who shall cause the exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom; but in a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.
 21And in his place shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom; but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. (Dan. 11:18‑21)
• Practical and precious will the instruction of wisdom thus become. Abroad or at home, in activity or in the place of repose, the word shall be alike sweet and shall keep from stumbling. (“Proverbs Six” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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when thou walkest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.