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NASB | Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 22:6 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] |
Bible Question:
I found a very serious problem in the book of Proverbs. Solomon who wrote the book said: Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. But he himself was taught by David and abandoned what he had learned. Could it be that he learned with his father to have wives and concubines and just excelled on this? Honestly I don't believe any human being is conditioned by what they are taught as kids. I have seen many change their ways no matter what kind of teaching they had as kids. The only thing I am sure continues in them is the psychological conditionments that don't leave the subconscious mind. But their actual life style are subject to all kinds of change, both for those who were raised in Christian homes and pagan homes. Now, what to do with this passage of Scriptures? Thank you, Finder |
Bible Answer: Hi Finder, We call this book Proverbs because that is what they are called in the first verse. These are sayings, an alternate translations might be parables. They are not promises. If we read these as a book of promises, we have a bigger problem then just that one verse. There are many that are not exactly true in every instance. But this isn't a problem with the Book of Proverbs, its with how we understand the Book of Proverbs. Probibly the simplest way I've heard it expresses is that these are not promises, they are probibilities. No matter whether you agree with this or not, the thing to do would be to determine whether or not these sayings are intended to be received as promises, or wise sayings to be heeded because the will lead you along the path of living a better life. My two cents worth, anyway. Love in Christ, Mark |