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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 watch over thee,{HR}Understanding shall keep thee:— (Prov. 2:11)
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Prov. 3:23‑24• 23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely,{HR}And thy foot shall not stumble.
 24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid,{HR}But thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. (Prov. 3:23‑24)
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Psa. 17:4• 4As to the works of man,{HR}By the words of thy lips I have watched the paths of the violent, (Psa. 17:4)
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Psa. 43:3• 3Send thou thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me,{HR}They shall bring me unto the mountain of thy holiness and unto thy tabernacles. (Psa. 43:3)
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Psa. 119:9,11,24,54,97,148• 9By what shall a youth cleanse his path?{HR}By taking heed (to keep it) according to thy word.
 11In my heart have I laid up thy saying,{HR}That I might not sin against thee.
 24Thy testimonies also [are] my delights,{HR}My counsellors .
 54Thy statutes were songs{HR}In the house of my sojournings.
 97How I love thy law!{HR}All the day it is my meditation.
 148Mine eyes anticipate the watches{HR}To meditate in thy saying. (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 towards 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 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 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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When thou walkest, it shall lead thee;{HR}When thou sleepest, it shall keep thee;{HR}And [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.