“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
The Hebrew phrase translated "the way he should go" is al-pi darko — literally "according to his way," meaning the child's natural bent, his God-given design. Ancient wisdom recognized that children are not blank slates but individuals with distinct natures.
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