Proverbs 22:15

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

Revised Version 1895

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

14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, and he that giveth to the rich, cometh only to want.

Read all of Proverbs 22

Cross References

Psalms 51:5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; and set not thy heart on his destruction.

Proverbs 23:14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

Ephesians 2:3among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Proverbs 22:15