Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
KJV
Proverbium est : adolescens juxta viam suam ; etiam cum senuerit, non recedet ab ea.
Vulgate
Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
ASV
חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭/נַּעַר עַל פִּ֣י דַרְכּ֑/וֹ גַּ֥ם כִּֽי יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽ/נָּה
Hebrew
It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
זָקֵ֔ן
zqn
verb · 27×
י
y
noun · 496×
יַּחְנְכוּ֙
ychnkv
verb · 5×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
נַּ֖עַר
n'r
noun · 239×
סָ֥ר
sr
verb · 301×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Let every head of a household realize that it is his duty, by the injunction and command of God, to teach these things to his children and servants, or to have them taught. For since the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer are comprehended in such short texts, it is not difficult to learn them. We must have the young learn these three parts well and fluently, and…
This instruction is needed not only for the young and uneducated, but is also highly profitable for the common people. Here the preacher has the opportunity to explain the Ten Commandments, the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Sacraments for the household. Let each head of the family present these parts with their explanations faithfully to the household every morning and even…
Cross-references
- 1Sam 1:28 — Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
- 1Sam 2:26 — And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
- 1Sam 12:2 — And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
- 2Tim 3:15 — And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
- 2Tim 3:15 — And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
- Deut 4:9 — Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons,
- Deut 6:7 — And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
- Eccl 12:1 — Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
- Eph 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
- Eph 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
- Gen 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he h
- Gen 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he h
- Judg 13:12 — And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
- Prov 4:4 — He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
- Prov 29:15 — The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
- Ps 34:11 — Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Ps 78:3 — Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.