John Gill Commentary Proverbs 6:22

"When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee." — Proverbs 6:22 (ASV)

When you go, it shall lead you
The law of God taught by parents; this directs man in the path of duty and business of life; teaches him which way to shun, and which way to walk in; it leads out of the paths of sin, and into the way in which he should go, which is most conducive to his good, and to the glory of God; it will lead him safely, so that he will not stumble, (Proverbs 3:3).

when you sleep, it shall keep you^F8; or "shall watch over you" in the night season; and [when] you awake, it shall talk with you; familiarly; and instruct what to do, and how to behave the day following; or "it shall go out with you" ^F9, into the fields for a morning's walk, and assist in meditation. Jarchi interprets this of sleeping by death, and of awaking at the resurrection of the dead.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F8: (Kyle rmvt) "excubabit apud te", Cocceius; "excubias aget super te", Michaelis, Schultens.
• F9: (Kxwvt ayh) "illa ipsa spatiabitur tecum", Schultens.