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Is “Train up a child in the way he should go” in the Bible?
Yes. “Train up a child in the way he should go” is in the Bible, at Proverbs 22:6. It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Proverbs 22:6.
It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
The verse
Train a child in keeping with his way; even when he is old, he will not turn from it.
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What it means there
It is a proverb, a statement of how life usually goes, not a guarantee. What a child is taught early tends to last.
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Is “Train up a child in the way he should go” in the Bible?
Yes. “Train up a child in the way he should go” is in the Bible, at Proverbs 22:6. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
Where in the Bible is “Train up a child in the way he should go”?
In Proverbs 22:6. In the Lumin Translation, Proverbs 22:6 reads: “Train a child in keeping with his way; even when he is old, he will not turn from it.”
Who said “Train up a child in the way he should go”?
It is one of the proverbs of Solomon.
What does “Train up a child in the way he should go” mean in the Bible?
It is a proverb, a statement of how life usually goes, not a guarantee. What a child is taught early tends to last.
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