15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.


In Context

12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthrows the words of the transgressor.

13 The slothful man said, 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.

15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

16 He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

17 Bow down your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.

Proverbs 22:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:15Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:15Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.