Proverbs 22:6

A Good Name

5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them. 6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

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Berean Standard Bible
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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.
Bible in Basic English
If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Free Bible Version
Teach children the right way to live, and when they grow up they'll go on doing so.
Geneva Bible 1599
Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.
King James (Authorized) Version
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
One Unity Resource Bible
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Translation for Translators
If you train/teach children to do what is right, all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Teach a child the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn away from that instruction.
Noah Webster Bible
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
World English Bible
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Young's Literal Translation
Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.