Proverbs 6:22
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 in the real world
In what words
- קוּץqûwtsto awake (literally or figuratively)
- נָחָהnâchâhto guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
- שָׁכַבshâkabto lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- שָׁמַרshâmarproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, e
- הָלַךְhâlakto walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 119:11, Pro 3:23–24, Psa 119:24, Pro 2:11, Psa 43:3, Psa 119:97, Psa 119:9, Psa 17:4