Proverbs 22:5-6

5 ¹Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.

6 ²Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:5-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 15:19
• 2. Ephesians 6:4

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "according to his way"