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Proverbs 6:22

When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The father addresses his son following the command to bind wisdom’s precepts to the heart and neck. The moment covers the son’s daily routine of walking, resting, and waking.

The words — תַּנְחֶה (tan.Cheh) means "it will guide," and תִּשְׁמֹר (tish.Mor) means "it will watch." These verbs describe the active, continuous function of the bound teachings.

The thread — The text runs alongside Proverbs 3:23, which promises safe walking, and Psalms 119:11 and Psalms 119:24, which describe hidden word and testimonies as counsel. These passages share the pattern of internalized instruction directing daily movement.

Why it lands — The text states that internalized wisdom actively directs movement, rest, and alertness. It requires the reader to treat instruction as a constant operational guide rather than a static memorization.

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The Hebrew words

בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be./hit.hal.lekh./Khawhen/ walking about/ youתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.Chehit will guideאֹתָ֗ךְ'o.Ta/kh<obj.>/ youבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe./sha.khe.be./khawhen/ lying down/ youתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.Morit will watchעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei./khaover/ youוַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָva./ha.ki.Tzo.taand/ you will awakeהִ֣יאhi'itתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che./khait will speak to/ you

King James Version

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

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