Text -- Proverbs 6:22 (NET)

6:22 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.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Pro 6:22

¹ tn The verbal form is the Hitpael infinitive construct with a preposition and a suffixed subjective genitive to form a temporal clause. The term הָלַךְ (halakh) in this verbal stem means “to go about; to go to and fro.” The use of these terms in v. 22 also alludes to Deut 6:7.

² tn Heb “it will guide you.” The verb is singular and the instruction is the subject.

³ tn In both of the preceding cola an infinitive construct was used for the temporal clauses; now the construction uses a perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive. The verb would then be equivalent to an imperfect tense, but subordinated as a temporal clause here.

⁴ sn The Hebrew verb means “talk” in the sense of “to muse; to complain; to meditate”; cf. TEV, NLT “advise you.” Instruction bound to the heart will speak to the disciple on awaking.