Proverbs 22:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Proverbs 22:15 —

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Proverbs 13:24
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Proverbs 19:18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. …
Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 15)

We have here two very sad considerations:—1. That corruption is woven into our nature. Sin is foolishness; it is contrary both to our right reason and to our true interest. It is in the heart; there is an inward inclination to sin, to speak and act foolishly. It is in the heart of children; they bring it into the world with them; it is what they were shapen and conceived in. It is not only found t…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 15)

15. is bound--or firmly fixed. Chastisement deters from crime and so leads to reformation of principle.