God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 22:6
6Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not turn away from it.
Proverbs 22:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
- New International Version (NIV)Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
Context of Proverbs 22:6
4On the heels of humility (the fear of the Lord) are riches and honor and life. 5A devious person has thorns and traps ahead of him. Whoever guards himself will stay far away from them. Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not turn away from it. 7A rich person rules poor people, and a borrower is a slave to a lender. 8Whoever plants injustice will harvest trouble, and this weapon of his own fury will be destroyed.
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:6 word by word
חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־פִּ֣י דַרְכּ֑וֹ גַּ֥ם כִּֽי־יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:6
- Genesis 18:19I have chosen him so that he will direct his children and his family after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. In this way I, the Lord, will do what I have promised Abraham.”
- Deuteronomy 4:9However, be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you don’t forget the things which you have seen with your own eyes. Don’t let them fade from your memory as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
- Deuteronomy 6:7Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you’re at home or away, when you lie down or get up.
- Psalms 78:3things that we have heard and known about, things that our parents have told us.
- Ephesians 6:4Fathers, don’t make your children bitter about life. Instead, bring them up in Christian discipline and instruction.
- 2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures. They have the power to give you wisdom so that you can be saved through faith in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Samuel 1:28In return, I am giving him to the Lord. He will be dedicated to the Lord for his whole life.” And they worshiped the Lord there.
- 1 Samuel 2:26The boy Samuel continued to grow and gained the favor of the Lord and the people.
- 1 Samuel 12:2And now, here is the king who will lead you. I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have led you from my youth until this day.
Commentaries on Proverbs 22:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Train up a child in the way he should go - The Hebrew of this clause is curious: דרכו פי על לנער חנך chanoch lannaar al pi darco, "Initiate the child at the opening (the mouth) of his path." When he comes to the opening of the way of life, being able to walk alone, and to choose; stop at this entrance, and begin a series of instructions, how he is to conduct himself in every step he takes. Show him the duties, the dangers, and the blessings of the path…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Train - Initiate, and so, educate. The way he should go - Or, according to the tenor of his way, i. e., the path especially belonging to, especially fitted for, the individual‘s character. The proverb enjoins the closest possible study of each child‘s temperament and the adaptation of “his way of life” to that.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6Verse 6 Train children, not in the way they would go, that of their corrupt hearts, but in the way they should go; in which, if you love them, you would have them go. As soon as possible every child should be led to the knowledge of the Saviour.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Train--initiate, or early instruct. the way--literally, "his way," that selected for him in which he should go; for early training secures habitual walking in it.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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