Proverbs 22:15
13 The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- KJV
- Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- 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.
- DARBY
- Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- BLB
- Foolishness [is] bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- ÅB
- Dårskap er bundet fast til den unges hjerte; tuktens ris driver den bort.
- OTB
- Dårskap er bundet i hjertet til et barn, men tuktens ris vil drive den langt bort.
- B1930
- Dårskap er bundet fast til den unges hjerte; tuktens ris driver den bort.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:24
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Read in contextProverbs 29:15
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Read in contextProverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
Read in contextProverbs 23:13–14
Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Read in contextHebrews 12:10–11
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
Read in contextProverbs 29:17
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Read in contextEphesians 2:3
All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
Read in contextPsalms 51:5
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
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