Proverbs 22:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 6:4 : 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. Then the LORD will give to Abraham what he promised him.”
  • Deut 6:7 : 7 and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
  • Ps 78:3-6 : 3 What we have heard and learned– that which our ancestors have told us– 4 we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the LORD’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done. 5 He established a rule in Jacob; he set up a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants, 6 so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.
  • Deut 4:9 : 9 Reminder of the Horeb Covenant Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
  • 1 Sam 1:28 : 28 So I also dedicate him to the LORD. For all the days of his life he is dedicated to the LORD.”Then he bowed down there in worship to the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 12:2-3 : 2 Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day. 3 Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the LORD and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!”
  • 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 However, the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the LORD and with people.

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.

    2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,

    3“that it will go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.”

    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

  • Prov 1:8
    79%

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Prov 6:20-22
    3 verses
    78%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

    21Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.

    22When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

  • Prov 22:15
    78%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

  • Deut 6:7
    78%

    7and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.

  • Prov 22:5
    77%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

  • Prov 19:18
    77%

    18Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

  • Prov 23:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

    14If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.

  • Prov 23:22
    76%

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

  • Prov 17:6
    76%

    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Prov 29:15
    76%

    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 4:11
    75%

    11I hereby guide you in the way of wisdom and I lead you in upright paths.

  • Deut 21:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

    19his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

  • Prov 29:17
    75%

    17Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

  • Prov 29:21
    74%

    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

  • Prov 23:19
    74%

    19Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

  • Deut 11:19
    74%

    19Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.

  • Prov 5:7
    74%

    7So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

  • Prov 22:7
    74%

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

  • Prov 8:32
    74%

    32“So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

  • Prov 13:24
    74%

    24The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

  • Prov 4:20
    73%

    20My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.

  • Deut 8:5
    73%

    5Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the LORD your God disciplines you.

  • Prov 23:26
    73%

    26Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;

  • Prov 23:24
    73%

    24The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 3:11
    73%

    11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

  • Prov 4:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

    2Because I hereby give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.

  • Prov 13:22
    73%

    22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

  • Prov 20:11
    73%

    11Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.

  • Ps 78:6
    73%

    6so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.

  • Prov 7:1
    73%

    1Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself.

  • Prov 15:20
    72%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Prov 3:6
    72%

    6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

  • Eccl 4:13
    72%

    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Isa 7:16
    72%

    16Here is why this will be so: Before the child knows how to reject evil and choose what is right, the land whose two kings you fear will be desolate.

  • Prov 2:20
    72%

    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 3:1
    72%

    1Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

  • Col 3:21
    72%

    21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.