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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• 18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
 19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
 20And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
 21That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. (Deut. 11:18‑21)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 2:11• 11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: (Prov. 2:11)
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Prov. 3:23‑24• 23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
 24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, 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 me from the paths of the destroyer. (Psa. 17:4)
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Psa. 43:3• 3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. (Psa. 43:3)
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Psa. 119:9,11,24,54,97,148• 9BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
 11Thy word have I hid in mine 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. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
 148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. (Psa. 119:9,11,24,54,97,148)
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Dan. 11:18‑21• 18After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
 19Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.
 20Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
 21And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honor 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.