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Most, if not all, Bible scholars believe that the fist word in Prov 22:6 is the Qal imperative second personal singular of the Hebrew verb חָנַךְ, and therefore has nothing to do with “Enoch.”
David Guzik commentary on Proverbs 22, which gives God's wisdom on rich and poor, raising children, and several other topics.
Proverbs 22:6. Train up — Hebrew, חנךְ , initiate, or instruct; a child in the way he should go — Or, according to his way, that is, in that course or manner of life which thou wouldest have him to choose and follow.
9 lis 2023 · It’s one of the most quoted, and often misquoted, verses in the Bible. Here is the meaning behind Proverbs 22:6 and how to apply it to life and parenting today.
Proverbs 22 is the 22nd chapter of the Book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
In order to understand what Proverbs 22:6 is saying, we need to consider free moral agency, the background or culture of the day in which the proverb was written, as well as the meaning of the words used for “train up” and “a child.” What seems to be right isn’t always the case (see Proverbs 14:12).
John tells them to put God's commandment to love your neighbor as yourself into practice by being generous with your possessions. When reviled tax collectors and hated soldiers come and ask John the same question as it applies to them, he gives them a similar answer.
