Proverbs 22:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
‘Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it’—early godly upbringing leaves a lasting mark.
Read the full meaning“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 22:6 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
- Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
- Deuteronomy 6:7And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
- Judges 13:12Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”
- 1 Samuel 1:28I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
- 1 Samuel 2:26And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
- 1 Samuel 12:2Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
- Psalms 78:3that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.
- Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- 2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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