Proverbs 22:15 · KJV
“Foolishness {is} bound in the heart of a child; {but} the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”
— Proverbs 22:15
The mouth of strange women {is} a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his {riches, and} he that giveth to the rich, {shall} surely {come} to want.
Proverbs 22 — Context
The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14The mouth of strange women {is} a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15Foolishness {is} bound in the heart of a child; {but} the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his {riches, and} he that giveth to the rich, {shall} surely {come} to want.
17Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Cross References
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. {for...: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die}
Proverbs 23:13-14
Withhold not correction from the child: for {if} thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
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. {after...: or, as seemed good, or, meet to them}
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. {desires: Gr. wills}
Psalms 51:5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. {conceive...: Heb. warm me}