Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 22:15 in other translations
| BSB | Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. |
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| WEB | Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him. |
| ASV | Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. |
| YLT | Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him. |
| DARBY | Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. |
| BBE | Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him. |
| Webster | Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. |
What does Proverbs 22:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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Proverbs 22:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 22:15
- Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
- Proverbs 19:18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
- Proverbs 23:13-14
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
- Hebrews 12:10-11
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
- Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
- Ephesians 2:3
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
- Psalms 51:5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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Context
- Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
- Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- Proverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Proverbs 22:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | La necedad está ligada en el corazón del muchacho; mas la vara de la corrección la hará alejar de él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La folie est liée au cœur du jeune enfant; la verge de la correction l’éloignera de lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Narrheit ist gekettet an das Herz des Knaben; die Rute der Zucht wird sie davon entfernen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri, et virga disciplinæ fugabit eam. |