Proverbs 22:6

Proverbs 22:6 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

6Start children off on the way they should go,

and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

6Train up a child 22:6 Lit according to his wayin the way he should go,

Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.

6Train up a child in the way he should go,

Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

6Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents],

Even when he is old he will not depart from it. [Eph 6:4; 2 Tim 3:15]

6Train up a child in the way he should go,

and when he is old he will not depart from it.

6Start children off on the right path.

And even when they are old, they will not turn away from it.