The Meaning of Proverbs 6:22 Explained

Proverbs 6:22

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

YLT: In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh with thee.

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

ASV: When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 6:22 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 6

1  against indebtedness
6  idleness
12  and mischievousness
16  seven things detestable to God
20  the blessings of obedience
25  the mischief of unfaithfulness

What do the individual words in Proverbs 6:22 mean?

When you roam she will lead you when you sleep she will keep you and [when] you awake she will speak with you
בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ ׀ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ

בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ ׀  When  you  roam 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
תַּנְחֶ֬ה  she  will  lead 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: נָחָה  
Sense: to lead, guide.
בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ  when  you  sleep 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר  she  will  keep 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ  and  [when]  you  awake 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: קוּץ 
Sense: to awake, wake up.
הִ֣יא  she 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ  will  speak  with  you 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: שִׂיחַ  
Sense: to put forth, mediate, muse, commune, speak, complain, ponder, sing.