Proverbs 22:6
Train up a na'ar in the derech (road) he should go, 1 and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Only be shomer over thyself, and be shomer over thy nefesh diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy lev kol yamim of thy life; but teach them to thy banim, and the banim of thy banim;
Judges 13:12And Manoach said, Now let thy devar come to pass. How shall be the mishpat hana'ar (proper treatment of the child), and his ma'aseh (work, [lifeʼs] work)?
1 Samuel 2:26And the na'ar Shmuel was growing, and was in favor both with Hashem and also with anashim.
Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, 1 and Avoteinu have told us. 1
2 Timothy 3:15And that from infancy you have known the Kitvei HaKodesh, which are able to make you chacham with a view to Yeshu'at Eloheynu through emunah in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.
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 →