A Good Name
Proverbs 22:15
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- KJV
- Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- WEB
- Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- ASV
- Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- LSV
- Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, || The rod of discipline puts it far from him.
- YLT
- Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
- DBY
- Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- DRC
- Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away.
- GNV
- Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.
- JPS
- Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
- LXXE
- Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are then far from him.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἄνοια ἐξῆπται καρδίας νέου, ῥάβδος δὲ καὶ παιδεία μακρὰν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 13:24He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
- Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
- Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
- Proverbs 23:13–14Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol.
- Proverbs 29:17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
- Hebrews 12:10–11Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it…
- Psalms 51:5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
- Ephesians 2:3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
- Job 14:4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
- John 3:6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
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