Train up: or, Catechize
a child: Genesis 18:19; Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 6:7; Psalms 78:3-6; Ephesians 6:4; 2 Timothy 3:15
the way: Heb. his way
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Proverbs 22:6
Proverbs 22:6
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