Proverbs 22:6
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Other Translations of Proverbs 22:6
New International Version
6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
English Standard Version
6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
The Message
6 Point your kids in the right direction - when they're old they won't be lost.
New King James Version
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
New Living Translation
6 Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 22:6
Commentary on Proverbs 22:6
(Read Proverbs 22:6)
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.