Proverbs 22:15
אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב ־ נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
14שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהוָה יפול ־ שָֽׁם ׃
16עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ ־ לְמַחְסֽוֹר ׃
Cross References
Psalms 51:5כִּֽי ־ פְשָׁעַי אֲנִי אֵדָע וְחַטָּאתִי נֶגְדִּי תָמִֽיד ׃
Proverbs 19:18יַסֵּר בִּנְךָ כִּי ־ יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה וְאֶל ־ הֲמִיתוֹ אַל ־ תִּשָּׂא נַפְשֶֽׁךָ ׃
Proverbs 23:14אַתָּה בַּשֵּׁבֶט תַּכֶּנּוּ וְנַפְשׁוֹ מִשְּׁאוֹל תַּצִּֽיל ׃
Proverbs 29:17יַסֵּר בִּנְךָ וִֽינִיחֶךָ וְיִתֵּן מַעֲדַנִּים לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ ׃ פ
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 →