Train up a child in the way he should go
Proverbs 22:6 — Meaning, Context and Bible Study
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Proverbs 22:6 WEB
6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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Context
A saying about the lasting influence of early teaching.
Read it in its setting. A proverb describing the usual effect of good upbringing, not a promise that no child raised well will ever stray, nor a judgement on parents whose children do.