Provérbios 6

Commandment and Instruction as Guardians

20 My child, keep the commandment of your father,

and do not disregard the instruction of your mother.

21 Bind them on your heart continually;

tie them upon your neck.

22 When you walk,*Literally "In your walking" she*That is, "commandment" and "instruction" will lead you,

When you lie down,*Literally "In your lying down" she will watch over you,

and when you awake, she will converse with you.

23 For like a lamp is a commandment, and instruction is light,

and the way of life*Hebrew "lives" is the reproof of discipline,