Verse
Proverbs 22:6 — Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will…
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
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The verses around Proverbs 22:6.
4By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
Verse explanation
The expression likely means raising a child according to that specific child’s nature and stage, not imposing the same mold on everyone — a reading more widely accepted among scholars than the idea of simply training in a generic way. It’s an observational proverb about upbringing, not an automatic guarantee of results.
From the Proverbs 22 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 22:6 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Instrue ao menino conforme o seu caminho; e até quando envelhecer não se desviará d'elle.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Instrui ao menino em seu caminho, e até quando envelhecer, não se desviará dele.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Enseña a los niños el modo correcto de vivir, y cuando crezcan, seguirán viviendo en rectitud.
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