Proverbs 22:15
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto 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 that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Read in contextProverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Read in contextProverbs 19:18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Read in contextProverbs 23:13–14
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Read in contextHebrews 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.
Read in contextProverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Read in contextEphesians 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.
Read in contextPsalms 51:5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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