Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
KJV
Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri, et virga disciplinæ fugabit eam.
Vulgate
ἄνοια ἐξῆπται καρδίας νέου, ῥάβδος δὲ καὶ παιδία μακρὰν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ.
LXX
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
ASV
אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְ/לֶב נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥/נָּה מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִוֶּֽלֶת
'vlt
noun · 25×
י
y
noun · 591×
ם
m
verb · 42×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
מוּסָ֑ר
mvsr
noun · 50×
נַּ֖עַר
n'r
noun · 239×
שֵׁ֣בֶט
shbt
noun · 189×
תִּרְחַ֥ק
trchq
verb · 56×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Attaining his thirtieth year, he, under the admonition of the discourses of Ambrose, discovered more and more the truth of the Catholic doctrine, and deliberates as to the better regulation of his life. Chapter 1. His Mother Having Followed Him to Milan, Declares that She Will Not Die Before Her Son Shall Have Embraced the Catholic Faith. 1. O Thou, my hope from my youth, where…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 1:6 — And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
- Eph 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
- Heb 12:10 — For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
- Mark 7:22 — Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
- Matt 15:19 — For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
- Prov 13:24 — He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- Prov 13:24 — He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- Prov 19:18 — Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
- Prov 19:18 — Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
- Prov 20:30 — The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
- Prov 23:13 — Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
- Prov 23:14 — Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
- Prov 29:15 — The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
- Prov 29:15 — The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
- Prov 29:17 — Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
- Prov 29:17 — Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
- Ps 58:3 — The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
- Rev 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.