What Proverbs 22:6 says
Solomon tells parents to train a child in "the way he should go". When he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 in context
3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. 4By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life. 5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. 6Train 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. 8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. 9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 22, verses 3–9. Read the whole chapter with John Brown’s notes in the Self-Interpreting Bible.
How to memorise Proverbs 22:6
Hearers breaks the verse into clauses and teaches each clause in four steps. Then it brings each clause back just before you forget it.
01
Read
Read the verse with the clauses marked. Listen to it read aloud.
02
Trace
Type the first letter of each word, with the words shown faintly.
03
Fade
Half of the words go. Type the text again, and fill the gaps from memory.
04
Recall
All the words go. Type it or say it aloud. Each clause gets its own grade and its own review date.