6 Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
PCDC Commentary
There is no formula here.
Study your children.
Teach them good from evil.
Show them how to help others.
Concentrate on their strengths
while improving their weaknesses.
They will be prepared
to walk in the way of the Lord.
6 A fortune made by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
PCDC Commentary
A liar’s wealth is transitory and pernicious.
6 Many claim to have unfailing love,
but a faithful person who can find?
PCDC Commentary
Although often pledged,
fidelity is rarely found.
6 Many curry favor with a ruler,
and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.
PCDC Commentary
Wealth and power attract many friends.
6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
PCDC Commentary
The words of fools bring:
strife
beatings
their undoing
a snare to their very lives
The words of fools are a threat
to their safety and their very lives.
