New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 22:15
15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The 1rod of discipline will remove 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.
- 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 sluggard says, “There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!” 14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the Lord will fall into it. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him. 16He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. 17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;
Read all of Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:15 word by word
אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 22:15
- Job 14:4Who can make the clean out of the unclean? No one!
- Psalms 51:5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived 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 them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
- Proverbs 13:24He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
- Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not desire his death.
- Proverbs 23:13Do not hold back discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
- Proverbs 29:15The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
- Hebrews 12:10For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so 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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 22:15 Prov 13:24; 23:14 ↩
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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