Daily Wisdom: Proverbs 22:6

Monday, February 2, 2026

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
— Proverbs 22:6

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Proverbs 22:6
Devo: Today's Verse
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."
Child Rearing 101
Illustration of Proverbs 22:6
e-card on raising children: Train a child up in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. - Proverbs 22:6
Stooping to Serve, Not to Shame
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God brings me to my knees, both in honesty and in choosing joy, as I pick up a careless mess made by the precious, but oblivious little stampede that lives within my walls. Melissa Troyer shares the worship in stooping to clean up the messes that are part of a mom's everyday experience with little children she is trying to mold into followers of Jesus.
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