For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
Proverbs 22:6 - King James 2000 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it. [Eph. 6:4; II Tim. 3:15.] American Standard Version (1901) Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. Common English Bible Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won’t depart from it. Catholic Public Domain Version The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old he will not depart from it. |
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life: but teach them to your sons, and your sons' sons;
And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
And Manoah said, Now let your words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshiped the LORD there.
And the child Samuel grew, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.