Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Revised Version 1895
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 way of the froward: he that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;
Judges 13:12And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass: what shall be the manner of the child, and what shall be his work?
1 Samuel 2:26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
2 Timothy 3:15and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through 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 →