English Standard Version
Proverbs 22:15
15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, but physical discipline will drive it far away.
Context of Proverbs 22:15
13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!" 14The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. 17Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:15 word by word
אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:15
- Job 14:4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one.
- Psalms 51:5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- John 3:6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
- Ephesians 2:3among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
- Proverbs 13:24Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
- Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.
- Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
- Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
- Hebrews 12:10For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share 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
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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
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