Proverbs 22:6,15
Proverbs 22:6 The Message (MSG)
Point your kids in the right direction— when they’re old they won’t be lost.
Proverbs 22:15 The Message (MSG)
Young people are prone to foolishness and fads; the cure comes through tough-minded discipline.
Proverbs 22:6 King James Version (KJV)
Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:15 King James Version (KJV)
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:15 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 22:6 New Century Version (NCV)
Train children to live the right way, and when they are old, they will not stray from it.
Proverbs 22:15 New Century Version (NCV)
Every child is full of foolishness, but punishment can get rid of it.
Proverbs 22:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:15 American Standard Version (ASV)
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:6 New International Version (NIV)
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:15 New International Version (NIV)
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
Proverbs 22:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he will not depart from it. [Eph 6:4; 2 Tim 3:15]
Proverbs 22:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.
Proverbs 22:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.
Proverbs 22:15 New Living Translation (NLT)
A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, but physical discipline will drive it far away.
Proverbs 22:6 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Dedicate your children to God and point them in the way that they should go, and the values they’ve learned from you will be with them for life.
Proverbs 22:15 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Although rebellion is woven into a young man’s heart, tough discipline can make him into a man.
Proverbs 22:6 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
