Proverbs 22:6

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 6:4 : 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
  • Deut 6:7 : 7 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
  • Ps 78:3-6 : 3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; 6 That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell [them] to their children,
  • Deut 4:9 : 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children's children;
  • 1 Sam 1:28 : 28 therefore also I have granted him to Jehovah; as long as he liveth he is granted to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there.
  • 1 Sam 12:2-3 : 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 youth unto this day. 3 Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
  • 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eph 6:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

    2Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

    3that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

    4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

  • Prov 1:8
    79%

    8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Prov 6:20-22
    3 verses
    78%

    20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

    21Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.

    22When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

  • Prov 22:15
    78%

    15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Deut 6:7
    78%

    7and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

  • Prov 22:5
    77%

    5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 19:18
    77%

    18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

  • Prov 23:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

    14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

  • Prov 23:22
    76%

    22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

  • Prov 17:6
    76%

    6Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

  • Prov 29:15
    76%

    15The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

  • Prov 4:11
    75%

    11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

  • Deut 21:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;

    19then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

  • Prov 29:17
    75%

    17Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Prov 29:21
    74%

    21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

  • Prov 23:19
    74%

    19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

  • Deut 11:19
    74%

    19And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

  • Prov 5:7
    74%

    7Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 22:7
    74%

    7The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 8:32
    74%

    32Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.

  • Prov 13:24
    74%

    24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Prov 4:20
    73%

    20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

  • Deut 8:5
    73%

    5And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.

  • Prov 23:26
    73%

    26My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

  • Prov 23:24
    73%

    24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.

    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 3:11
    73%

    11My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

  • Prov 4:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

    2For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.

  • Prov 13:22
    73%

    22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

  • Prov 20:11
    73%

    11Even a child maketh himself known by his doings, Whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

  • Ps 78:6
    73%

    6That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell [them] to their children,

  • Prov 7:1
    73%

    1My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

  • Prov 15:20
    72%

    20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • Prov 3:6
    72%

    6In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

  • Eccl 4:13
    72%

    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

  • Isa 7:16
    72%

    16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou abhorrest shall be forsaken.

  • Prov 2:20
    72%

    20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 3:1
    72%

    1My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:

  • Col 3:21
    72%

    21Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.