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Proverbs 22:15
Proverbs 22:15 is verse 15 of Proverbs chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
King James Version
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
World English Bible
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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Proverbs 22:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
15 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—
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 14:4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
Psalms 51:5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
John 3:6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:3All 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.
Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Proverbs 23:14Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Proverbs 29:17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Hebrews 12:10Our 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.
Hebrews 12:11No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.