Proverbs 22:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far away. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him. American Standard Version (1901) Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Common English Bible Folly is bound up in a child’s heart; the rod of discipline removes it. Catholic Public Domain Version Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away. |
Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them.
Discipline your children while there is hope; do not set your heart on their destruction.
Blows that wound cleanse away evil; beatings make clean the innermost parts.
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by a neglected child.
Discipline your children, and they will give you rest; they will give delight to your heart.
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else,