New King James Version
Proverbs 22:15
15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction 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 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 lazy man says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!” 14The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him. 16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely 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
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Cross-references for Proverbs 22:15
- Job 14:4Who can bring a clean thing out of an 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 whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
- Proverbs 13:24He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
- Proverbs 19:18Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction.
- Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
- Proverbs 29:15The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
- Hebrews 12:10For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of 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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