Proverbs 22:6

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  1. Salty 20,000 Posts Club
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    Prov says "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

    Is this verse a command with promise, or is it simply a wise saying?

    If this is a command with promise, then if you kids go astray, (assuming the parents properly train the kids - what does that mean?
     
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    It's proverbial wisdom. It is not an absolute promise. It's generally true, but not absolutely true.
     
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    If parents do not choose their kids friends carefully ....... The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 12:26