6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:6
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 6
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Train upחֲנֹ֣ךְH2596Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singulara childלַ֭נַּעַרH5288Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularinעַל־H5921Prepositionthe wayדַרְכּ֑וֹH1870Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularhe should goפִּ֣יH6310Noun - masculine singular constructandגַּ֥םH1571Conjunctionwhenכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionhe is oldיַ֝זְקִ֗יןH2204Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhe will notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particledepartיָס֥וּרH5493Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom itמִמֶּֽנָּה׃H4480Preposition | third person feminine singular