Proverbs 22:6
Train 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 foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: But the simple pass on, and are punished. 4 By humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, and honour, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: He that doth keep his soul shall be 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 ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender. 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: And the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 22:6 in the NIV
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 22:6 in the ESV
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.