Proverbs 22:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 22:6 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 22:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 22:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6 — World English Bible
Proverbs 22:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. ”
Proverbs 22:6 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 22:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.”
Proverbs 22:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 22:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it. ”
Proverbs 22:6 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 22:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 22:6 in Context — Proverbs 22
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.
What Does Proverbs 22:6 Mean?
Proverbs 22:6 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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