Proverbs 22:15

Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish, but if you punish/spank them [PRS], they will ◄stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should►.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14What ◄wives who commit adultery/immoral women► say to men [MTY] is like a deep pit [MET] into which those men fall; those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.

16Those who oppress poor people in order to become rich, and those who give a bribe to rich people in order that the rich people will do a favor for them, will just lose their money.

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Cross References

Psalms 51:5I have been a sinner since the day that I was born; truly, I have been like that since my mother conceived me.

Proverbs 19:18Discipline your children while they are young, while you still hope that they will learn to behave as they should; if you do not discipline them, you are helping them to destroy themselves.

Proverbs 23:14and it may save them from going to the place where dead people are.

Proverbs 29:17If you discipline your children, they will no longer do things that will cause you to be worried; instead, they will do things that will delight you [SYN].

Ephesians 2:3Formerly, we all used to disobey God as they do. We did the things that our self-centered nature wanted us to do. We habitually did those evil deeds that our bodies and our minds wanted to do. When we were acting like that, it was certain that God would punish [MTY] us, just like he will certainly punish all other evil people.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:15

14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein. This is designed to warn all young men against the lusts of uncleanness. As they regard the welfare of their souls, let them take heed of strange women, lewd women, whom they ought to be strange to, of the mouth of strange women, of the kisses of their lips ( ch. vii. 13 ), of the words of their lips, their charms and enticements. Dread them; have nothing to do with them; for, 1. Those who abandon themselves to that… Read the whole commentary →

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