Proverbs 22:15

Bible in Basic English 1965

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

Cross References

Job 14:4

If only a clean thing might come out of an unclean! But it is not possible.

Psalm 51:5

Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.

Proverbs 13:24

He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

Proverbs 19:18

Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

Proverbs 20:30

By the wounds of the rod evil is taken away, and blows make clean the deepest parts of the body.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

Proverbs 29:17

Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

John 3:6

That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.

Ephesians 2:3

Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.