Verse 15

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:24 : 24 Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.
  • Prov 19:18 : 18 Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.
  • Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; though you strike him with the rod, he will not die. 14 You shall strike him with the rod and deliver his soul from Sheol.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod of correction and discipline impart wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.
  • John 3:6 : 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
  • Eph 2:3 : 3 Among them we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, carrying out the inclinations of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
  • Heb 12:10-11 : 10 Our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few days as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
  • Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring what is pure out of the unclean? No one.
  • Ps 51:5 : 5 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.