New English Translation
Proverbs 22:15
15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive 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 middle of the streets!” 14The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it. Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him. 16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich – both end up only in poverty. 17Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.
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 make a clean thing come from an unclean? No one!
- Psalms 51:5Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.
- John 3:6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
- Ephesians 2:3among whom all of us also formerly lived out our lives in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath even as the rest…
- Proverbs 13:24The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.
- Proverbs 19:18Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.
- Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.
- Proverbs 29:15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
- Hebrews 12:10For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, 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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