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


In Context

3 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

4 Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life.

5 In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them.

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

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

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

Proverbs 22:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:6It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old he will not depart from it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:6Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:6Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.