Errors Roughly Christians Believe: Proverbs 22:6 Promises Godly Children

Proverbs 22:6 is non a hope for godly children...

Proverbs 10:27 says, "The fearfulness of the LORD adds length to life, precisely the years of the wicked are cutting short."

So nosotros tin create upward one's request heed a man's godliness yesteryear the length of his life. Right?

Wrong.

Proverbs are the divinely inspired Word of God, precisely Proverbs defines itself every bit a majority of wise principles, non promises.

If a item Proverb is a promise, it volition endure confirmed every bit such elsewhere inwards Scripture.(1)

Perhaps the around misused Proverb is 22:6 - "Train upward a kid inwards the means he should go; fifty-fifty when he is one-time he volition non depart from it."

We cannot create upward one's request heed a man's righteousness yesteryear the length of his life nor tin nosotros create upward one's request heed the character of parenting yesteryear an adult child's choices (Proverbs 22:6). To create in addition to thence causes guilt, confusion in addition to error.

Proverbs 22:6 contains a regulation which oft proves true, precisely it's non a promise. (See Ezekiel 18:20).(2)

Calling it a hope is a misuse of God's Word (2 Timothy 2:15).
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(1) For example: Proverbs 3:5-6 says God directs those who trust Him, something confirmed throughout Scripture (e.g. Romans 12:2; John 16:13).
(2) Often children of godly parents larn godly, precisely non always. Each homo is held responsible for his choices. He cannot blame them on his parents. Parents are responsible to God for how they parent, precisely practiced parenting does non guarantee godly offspring, nor does bad parenting guarantee ungodly offspring.

Additional resources if yous are withal having difficulty seeing that Proverbs are non promises:

What is a Proverb?
Parents Beware 
A Promise to Parents?
Train Up a Child
Giving Parents Too Much Credit