15 Foolishness 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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Foolishness אִ֭וֶּלֶת H200 Noun - feminine singular [is] bound up קְשׁוּרָ֣ה H7194 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular in the heart בְלֶב־ H3820 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of a child נָ֑עַר H5288 Noun - masculine singular [but] the rod שֵׁ֥בֶט H7626 Noun - masculine singular construct of discipline מ֝וּסָ֗ר H4148 Noun - masculine singular drives it far יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה H7368 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular from him מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular