Studies for the Pulpit Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. I. AN INTERESTING OBJECT. "A child." 1. Its personal powers (Job 32:8), the faculties of the mind. 2. Its social importance. 3. Its possible elevation. 4. Its total depravity. confessed of himself that his natural inclinations were exceedingly bad, but by philosophy he overruled them. 5. Its immortal duration. II. AN IMPORTANT DUTY. "Train up." 1. Let him be taught useful learning. 2. Let him be instructed in religious knowledge. 3. Let him be impressed by a consistent example. 4. Let him be guided into proper habits. 5. Let him be sanctified by earnest prayer. III. AN ENCOURAGING PROSPECT. 1. From the Divine appointment (Deuteronomy 4:10; Deuteronomy 31:13; Ephesians 6:4). 2. From the Divine procedure. (Studies for the Pulpit.) Parallel Verses KJV: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.WEB: 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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