Proverbs 22:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Eph 6:4 : 4 And, you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from childhood you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
  • Gen 18:19 : 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 has spoken of him.
  • Deut 6:7 : 7 And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise 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, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he has 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 who should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
  • Deut 4:9 : 9 Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life: but teach them to your sons, and your sons' sons;
  • 1 Sam 1:28 : 28 Therefore I have also lent him to the LORD; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
  • 1 Sam 12:2-3 : 2 And now, behold, the king walks before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood until this day. 3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes with it? and I will restore it to you.
  • 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD 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 your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise;

    3That it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.

    4And, you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

  • Prov 1:8
    79%

    8My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

  • Prov 6:20-22
    3 verses
    78%

    20My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake the law of your mother:

    21Bind them continually upon your heart, and tie them around your neck.

    22When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall keep you; and when you awake, it shall talk with you.

  • Prov 22:15
    78%

    15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Deut 6:7
    78%

    7And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

  • Prov 22:5
    77%

    5Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 19:18
    77%

    18Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not spare for his crying.

  • Prov 23:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.

    14You shall beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.

  • Prov 23:22
    76%

    22Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 17:6
    76%

    6Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

  • Prov 29:15
    76%

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

  • Prov 4:11
    75%

    11I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.

  • Deut 21:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not listen to them,

    19Then shall his father and his mother take hold of him, and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his place;

  • Prov 29:17
    75%

    17Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their path;

  • Prov 29:21
    74%

    21He who delicately brings up his servant from childhood shall have him as a son in the end.

  • Prov 23:19
    74%

    19Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

  • Deut 11:19
    74%

    19And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

  • Prov 5:7
    74%

    7Hear me now therefore, O children, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 22:7
    74%

    7The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 8:32
    74%

    32Now therefore listen to me, O children, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • Prov 13:24
    74%

    24He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.

  • Prov 4:20
    73%

    20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

  • Deut 8:5
    73%

    5You shall also consider in your heart, that, as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you.

  • Prov 23:26
    73%

    26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

  • Prov 23:24
    73%

    24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child shall have joy of him.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26He who wastes his father, and chases away his mother, is a son who causes shame, and brings reproach.

    27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 3:11
    73%

    11My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; nor be weary of his correction:

  • Prov 4:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Listen, you children, to the instruction of a father, and pay attention to gain understanding.

    2For I give you good teaching, do not forsake my law.

  • Prov 13:22
    73%

    22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.

  • Prov 20:11
    73%

    11Even a child is known by his deeds, whether his work is pure and right.

  • Ps 78:6
    73%

    6That the generation to come might know them, even the children who should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

  • Prov 7:1
    73%

    1My son, keep my words and store up my commandments with you.

  • Prov 15:20
    72%

    20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

  • Prov 3:6
    72%

    6In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.

  • Eccl 4:13
    72%

    13Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king who will not be admonished anymore.

  • Isa 7:16
    72%

    16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you abhor shall be forsaken by both her kings.

  • Prov 2:20
    72%

    20That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 3:1
    72%

    1My son, do not forget my law; but let your heart keep my commandments:

  • Col 3:21
    72%

    21Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, lest they become discouraged.