Proverbs 22:15

New English Translation

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

Cross References

Job 14:4

Who can make a clean thing come from an unclean? No one!

Psalm 51:5

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

Proverbs 13:24

The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

Proverbs 19:18

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

Proverbs 20:30

Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.

Proverbs 29:15

A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

Proverbs 29:17

Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

John 3:6

What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Ephesians 2:3

among whom all of us also formerly lived out our lives in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath even as the rest…