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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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Proverbs 22:6 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

NHEB New Heart English Bible

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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In context

3 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

4 The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.

5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.

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

7 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

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