15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:15
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 15
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Foolishnessאִ֭וֶּלֶתH200Noun - feminine singular[is] bound upקְשׁוּרָ֣הH7194Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularin the heartבְלֶב־H3820Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof a childנָ֑עַרH5288Noun - masculine singular[but] the rodשֵׁ֥בֶטH7626Noun - masculine singular constructof disciplineמ֝וּסָ֗רH4148Noun - masculine singulardrives it farיַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּהH7368Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularfrom himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃H4480Preposition | third person masculine singular