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Trainחֲנֹךְthe young manלַנַּעַרaccording toעַל פִּיhis way;דַרְכּוֹevenגַּםwhenכִּיhe is oldיַזְקִיןhe will notלֹאturn awayיָסוּרfrom it.מִמֶּנָּה
Proverbs 22:6
Study it in the app“Train the young man according to his way; even when he is old he will not turn away from it.”
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With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 22:6, word by word
- Trainחֲנֹךְchanoch
train
Bring up a child from the start.
Where else “chanoch” appears- the young manנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- according toפִּיpi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appears- his wayדַרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears- he is oldיַזְקִיןyazkin
grow old
Grow old, be old.
Where else “yazkin” appears- turn awayיָסוּרyasur
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “yasur” appears
Translation note
“According to his way”: in Hebrew, “according to the mouth of his way”; it can be understood as “in the way he should go” or “according to his own nature.”
The context
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them.
6 · This verse (above)
7The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the man who lends.