Proverbs 22:6

4 The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

8 He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
KJV
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
WEB
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
ASV
Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
DARBY
Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
BLB
Train up a child according to the mouth of his way, and when he grows old, he will not turn aside from it.
ÅB
Lær den unge den vei han skal gå! Så viker han ikke fra den, selv når han blir gammel.
OTB
Lær opp et barn på den veien han skal gå, så vil han ikke vike fra den selv når han blir gammel.
B1930
Lær den unge den vei han skal gå! Så viker han ikke fra den, selv når han blir gammel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ephesians 6:4

    Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

    Read in context
  • Deuteronomy 6:7

    And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

    Read in context
  • 2 Timothy 3:15

    From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

    Read in context
  • Genesis 18:19

    For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”

    Read in context
  • Deuteronomy 4:9

    Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

    Read in context
  • Psalms 78:3–6

    that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us.

    Read in context
  • 1 Samuel 1:28

    I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.

    Read in context
  • 1 Samuel 2:26

    And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.

    Read in context