Proverbs 22:6
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”Proverbs 22:6
What Does Proverbs 22:6 Mean?
Proverbs 22:6 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 22, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Family.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 22:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 6:4“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”Deuteronomy 6:7“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”2 Timothy 3:15“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”Genesis 18:19“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 hath spoken of him.”Deuteronomy 4:9“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;”Psalms 78:3“Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.”1 Samuel 1:28“Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.”1 Samuel 2:26“And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.”Ecclesiastes 12:1“Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;”1 Samuel 12:2“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 childhood unto this day.”Proverbs 29:15“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”Psalms 34:11“Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.”Judges 13:12“And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?”2 Kings 2:23“And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.”Proverbs 4:4“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.”Deuteronomy 31:13“And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.”Deuteronomy 6:20“And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?”
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