Train Up A Child…

In the Way That He Should GoProverbs 22:6

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verb

s 22

• Train up – teaching, guidance, correction, examples

• A child – a youth whose character can be molded before age and experience hardens him

• In the way – not just any way, but “the” one particular way laid out in God’s word

• He should go – a certain moral way of living

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s 22

• When he is old – the right way of youth is to be had in old age too

• He will not depart from it – the right way is deeply engrained in him

What is “the way that he should go”? Is it limited to becoming a Christian and attending church

services?

Pro

verb

s 22

• Do not live a slave to debt (v. 7)

• Your sinful actions have consequences (v. 8; Gal. 6:7-8)

• Be a generous giver (v. 8; Ac. 20:35; 1 Tim. 6:18-19; Heb. 6:10; 13:16; 1 Pet. 4:9)

• Stay away from contentious people (v. 10; Gal. 5:20; Tit. 3:10-11)

• Love purity of heart (vv. 11-12; Mt. 5:8)

Pro

verb

s 22

• Work hard and don’t be lazy (v. 13; 1 Thess. 4:11-12)

• Avoid sexual immorality (v. 14; Heb. 13:4)

• Don’t act foolishly without purpose (v. 15; 1 Tim. 6:9; 2 Tim. 3:6)

• Don’t use others for personal gain (v. 16; 1 Tim. 6:5; Jas. 2:6; 2 Pet. 2:3)

Pro

verb

s 22

• Listen to those who are older and wiser (vv. 17-18; Prov. 1:8; 2:1; 3:1; 4:1; 5:1; 7:1; etc.)

• Always trust in the Lord and obey him (v. 19; Prov. 3:5; 1 Pet. 1:21)

• Always seeks words of truth (vv. 20-21; Lk. 1:3-4; Jn. 17:17; 2 Tim. 3:15-17; 1 Pet. 3:15; 2 Pet. 1:19-21)

• Do not rob and despoil others (vv. 22-23; Job 31:16-21)

Pro

verb

s 22

• Choose your friends carefully (vv. 24-25; 1 Cor. 15:33; 2 Cor. 6:14-17)

• Be careful making agreements with others (vv. 26-27; Prov. 6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18; 1 Tim. 5:22)

• Don’t change your parents’ boundaries (v. 28; Eph. 6:4; 2 Thess. 2:15; 1 Tim. 1:13)

• Success comes from diligent work (v. 29; Rom. 12:11; Tit. 2:14)

IN THE WAY THAT HE SHOULD GO

Train Up A Child…Train Up A Child…