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Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

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ASV

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

KJV

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
חֲנֹ֣ךְcha.NokhtrainH2596 →
לַ֭נַּעַרLa.na.'ar<to> the youthH5288 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
פִּ֣יpi[the] mouth ofH6310 →
דַרְכּ֑וֹdar.Koway hisH1870 →
גַּ֥םgamalsoH1571 →
כִּֽי־ki-ifH3588 →
יַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz.Kinhe will be oldH2204 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יָס֥וּרya.Surhe will turn asideH5493 →
מִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahfrom itH4480 →

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Deuteronomy 6:7And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.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.Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”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.Psalms 78:3–6that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.1 Samuel 1:28I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.1 Samuel 2:26And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”1 Samuel 12:2–3Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.Psalms 34:11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.Judges 13:12Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.2 Kings 2:23From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”Deuteronomy 31:13Then their children who do not know the law will listen and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”Deuteronomy 6:20In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?”

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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