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Verse of the day for January 2

Proverbs 22:6 · King James Version

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

Proverbs 22:6 (King James Version)

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Proverbs chapter 22, verses 4 to 8.

4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

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

7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

This verse is one of 366, one for every day of the year, from the daily reading in Five Loaves. In the app each day's verse is broken into five small portions: read it, see its context, ponder a question, pray, and carry one thing into the day.