Reconsidering Proverbs 22:6 the “Way He Should Go”
Parenting is no easy task. Charles Spurgeon once said, “He who thinks it easy to bring up a family never had one of his own. A mother who trains her children aright had need be wiser than Solomon, for his son turned out a fool.”
Thankfully, God has not left parents to grope about for advice in their exalted task. Scripture is full of guidance. However, it seems that one of the most commonly-quoted parenting verses is frequently subjected to misunderstanding.
“Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it”(Proverbs 22:6
). (ESV, NASB)
The verse is predominantly understood in a few ways.