Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
World Messianic 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 are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
7The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Only be careful, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children’s children—
Judges 13:12Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”
1 Samuel 2:26The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with the LORD and also with men.
Psalms 78:3which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
2 Timothy 3:15From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Messiah Yeshua.
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 →