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Proverbs 22:6 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart "
Proverbs 22:6
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By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.
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From This Chapter
Proverbs 22:1
"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."
Proverbs 22:2
"The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker"
Proverbs 22:3
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."
Proverbs 22:4
"By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life."
Proverbs 22:5
"Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far"
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