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


In Context

12 The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"

14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the Lord 's wrath will fall into it.

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

16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich-both come to poverty. Sayings of the Wise

17 Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,

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 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.

The American 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.