Proverbs 6:22 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 6:22 NIV (New International Version)

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

Proverbs 6:22 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.

Proverbs 6:22 NLT (New Living Translation)

When you walk, their counsel will lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up, they will advise you.

Proverbs 6:22 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

When you walk here and there, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

Proverbs 6:22 KJV (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.

Proverbs 6:22 NKJV (New King James Version)

When you roam, they will lead you; When you sleep, they will keep you; And when you awake, they will speak with you.

Proverbs 6:20-23 MSG (The Message)

Good friend, follow your father’s good advice; don’t wander off from your mother’s teachings. Wrap yourself in them from head to foot; wear them like a scarf around your neck. Wherever you walk, they’ll guide you; whenever you rest, they’ll guard you; when you wake up, they’ll tell you what’s next. For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a light, moral discipline is a life path.

Proverbs 6:22 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

When you walk, they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.

Proverbs 6:22 AMP (Amplified Bible)

When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you; When you sleep, they will keep watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.

Proverbs 6:22 NET (New English Translation)

When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.