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Proverbs 22:6

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Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

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The verses immediately either side, within Proverbs 22.

Before

5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

After

7The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

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