Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

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Both translations

King James Version

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.

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