Proverbs 6:21-23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 Keep them fastened over your heart always,
tie them around your neck.
22 When you lie down they[a] will watch over you,
when you wake, they will share your concerns;
wherever you turn, they will guide you.
23 For the command is a lamp, and the teaching a light,
and a way to life are the reproofs that discipline,
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