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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 22, Verse 6

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Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
King James Version
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
American Standard Version
Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
New English Translation
Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
World English Bible
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 rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
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He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
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He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
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The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
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The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.