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


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 Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays 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.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

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