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Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go,

and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6 BSB

Proverbs 22:6 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 9 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ephesians 6:4 (118 votes) and Deuteronomy 6:7 (115 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Genesis 18 to 2 Timothy 3.

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Which verses does Proverbs 22:6 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Ephesians 6:4118 votes

    Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

  2. Deuteronomy 6:7115 votes

    And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

  3. 2 Timothy 3:1593 votes

    From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

  4. Genesis 18:1977 votes

    For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”

  5. Deuteronomy 4:962 votes

    Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

  6. Psalm 78:3–656 votes

    that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us. We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed. …

  7. 1 Samuel 1:2846 votes

    I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.

  8. 1 Samuel 2:2644 votes

    And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.

  9. 1 Samuel 12:2–327 votes

    Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

Which verses point to Proverbs 22:6?

The 10 strongest of 11.