Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 13:24 : 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
- Prov 19:18 : 18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
- Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
- Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reoof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
- Prov 29:17 : 17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
- John 3:6 : 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
- Eph 2:3 : 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
- Heb 12:10-11 : 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
- Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
- Ps 51:5 : 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Similar Verses (AI)
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15 The rod and reoof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
- Prov 23:12-154 verses81%
12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
- Prov 17:24-252 verses80%
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reoof is udent.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of ide: but the lips of the wise shall eserve them.
- Prov 22:5-62 verses78%
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
- Prov 26:3-42 verses78%
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
- Prov 17:20-212 verses77%
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
- Prov 15:20-212 verses77%
20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uightly.
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18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
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13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
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3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
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13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
- Prov 3:11-122 verses74%
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
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10 A reoof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
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7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a ating fool shall fall.
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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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29 Judgments are epared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
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33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
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1 The overbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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22 Understanding is a wellsing of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
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1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
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18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
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17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
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27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
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22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
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14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
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2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
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29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
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23 A udent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools oclaimeth foolishness.
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23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
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6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
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16 Wherefore is there a ice in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.