Proverbs 6:22 — Meaning and Application

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Bind them continually upon thine heart, {and} tie them about thy neck.

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and {when} thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

For the commandment {is} a lamp; and the law {is} light; and reproofs of instruction {are} the way of life: {lamp: or, candle}

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. {of the...: or, of the strange tongue}