Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness, is bound up in the heart of a youth, the rod of correction, shall drive it far from him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
14A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.
Cross References
Psalms 51:5Lo! in iniquity, was I brought forth, And, in sin, did my mother conceive me.
Proverbs 19:18Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited.
Proverbs 23:14Thou, with the rod, shalt smite him, and, his soul from hades, shalt thou deliver.
Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, that he may give thee rest, that he may give delight to thy soul.
Ephesians 2:3Among whom also, we all, had our behaviour, at one time, in the covetings of our flesh, doing the things desired by the flesh and the mind, and were children, by nature, of anger—even as the rest,—
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 →