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Proverbs 6:22

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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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  1. Psalms 119:11Rank 1 from verse 22
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    11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

  2. Proverbs 3:23–24Rank 2 from verse 22
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    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.

  3. Proverbs 2:11Rank 3 from verse 22
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    11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

  4. Psalms 119:24Rank 4 from verse 22
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    24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellers.

  5. Psalms 119:97Rank 5 from verse 22
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    97O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

  6. Psalms 43:3Rank 6 from verse 22
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    3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

  7. Psalms 119:148Rank 7 from verse 22
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    148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

  8. Psalms 119:54Rank 8 from verse 22
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    54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

  9. Psalms 119:9Rank 9 from verse 22
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    9Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

  10. Psalms 17:4Rank 10 from verse 22
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    4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

  11. Daniel 11:18–21Rank 11 from verse 22
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    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 honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

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Proverbs 6:22

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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lead

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Sense 1: A soft, heavy metal. Sense 2: As a verb, to guide, conduct, or go before.

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keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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awakest

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Second-person singular present form of awake, meaning to cease sleeping, or to arouse from sleep or inactivity.

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6:21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

6:22When 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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6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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