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

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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.

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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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