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The outcome of humility and of the fear of the Lord
    is wealth, honor, and life.
Thorns and traps are on the road followed by the crooked.
Whoever guards his soul[a] will stay far away from them.
Dedicate[b] a child to the way he should go,
and even when he becomes old, he will not turn away from it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:5 Or his life
  2. Proverbs 22:6 Or consecrate. The Hebrew word used here is not one of the usual words for teaching or training, but it is the same word used for dedicating a temple. It adds the connotation of entrusting the child to the Lord, as Hannah did.