Proverbs 22:6
Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
7The rich, over the poor, beareth rule,—and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Only take thou heed to thyself and keep thy soul diligently, so that thou forget not the things which thine own eyes have seen, and so that they go not out of thy heart, all the days of thy life,—but thou shalt make them known unto thy sons and unto thy sons’ sons:—
Judges 13:12And Manoah said, Now, let thy words come to pass,—What shall be the rule for the boy, and his work?
1 Samuel 2:26But, the boy Samuel, went on growing in stature, and in favour,—both with Yahweh, and also with men.
Psalms 78:3Which we have heard, and come to know, And, our fathers, have recounted to us;
2 Timothy 3:15And that, from a babe, those sacred letters, thou hast known which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through the faith which is 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 →