Not Quite What You Thought

Train up a child [a]in the way he should go, even when he grows older he will not abandon it.  Proverbs 22:6  NASB In the way he should go – Did you see that little footnote before this phrase?  In the margin, the NASB says, “according to his way.”   It’s not quite the same idea, is…

Local Motion

He walked in all the way of Asa his father.  He did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord.  Yet the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.  1 Kings 22:43  ESV Turn aside – Jehoshaphat…

Disappointed

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.  Proverbs 22:6  ESV Train up – In the movie Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio takes on the task of reconfiguring the thoughts of a man who is about to inherit an empire created by his father. …

My Way or The Highway

Dedicate a youth according to what his way dictates; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.  Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) Dedicate – Solomon was a very wise man.  His wisdom penetrated the essence of things.  His sayings often reveal what we do not see on the surface.  So, when we read this…