Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
In Context
5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Cross References
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.
Judges 13:12Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”
1 Samuel 2:26And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
Psalms 78:3that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.
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.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:6
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. Note 1. The way of sin is vexatious and dangerous: In the way of the froward, that crooked way, which is contrary to the will and word of God, thorns and snares are found, thorns of grief for past sins and snares entangling them in further sin. He that makes no conscience of what he says and does will find himself hampered by that imaginary liberty, and tormented by his pleasures. Froward people, who are soon… Read the whole commentary →