Proverbs 22:15

Proverbs 22:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
• New International Version (NIV)Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

Context of Proverbs 22:15

13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!” 14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty. 17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—

Proverbs 22:15 word by word

אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Foolishnessאִוֶּ֫לֶת'ivveleth · follyH200
• bound upקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
• in the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of a childנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• the rodשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• of disciplineמוּסָרmûsâr · disciplineH4148
• drives it farרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• from himמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480

Cross-references for Proverbs 22:15

• Job 14:4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
• Psalms 51:5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
• John 3:6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
• Ephesians 2:3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
• Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
• Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
• Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
• Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
• Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

Commentaries on Proverbs 22:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15Verse 15 Sin is foolishness, it is in the heart, there is an inward inclination to sin: children bring it into the world with them; and it cleaves close to the soul. We all need to be corrected by our heavenly Father.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15We learn wisdom; it is not inherited or natural. Discipline is needed to turn foolishness into wisdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. is bound--or firmly fixed. Chastisement deters from crime and so leads to reformation of principle.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 22:15

• Children
• Heart
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• Bastinado
• Evil
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• Lender
• Prudent
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• Sin
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Commentaries on Proverbs 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings