Proverbs 22:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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  • Prov 13:24 : 24 He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
  • Prov 19:18 : 18 Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not spare for his crying.
  • Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die. 14 You shall beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your 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 conduct 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 indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but he for our benefit, that we may be partakers of his holiness. 11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful: nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
  • Job 14:4 : 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
  • Ps 51:5 : 5 Behold, I was shaped in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 29:15
    83%

    15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 23:12-15
    4 verses
    81%

    12 Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

    13 Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with the rod, he will not die.

    14 You shall beat him with the rod, and deliver his soul from hell.

    15 My son, if your heart is wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    80%

    24 Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 13:24
    79%

    24 He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.

  • Prov 15:5
    79%

    5 A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 14:3
    78%

    3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • Prov 22:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards 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 26:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.

    4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

  • Prov 17:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20 He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

    21 He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

    21 Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Prov 19:18
    76%

    18 Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not spare for his crying.

  • Prov 10:13
    76%

    13 In the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who is void of understanding.

  • Prov 19:3
    76%

    3 The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Eccl 4:13
    74%

    13 Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king who will not be admonished anymore.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD; nor be weary of his correction:

    12 For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

    15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

  • Prov 17:10
    73%

    10 A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

    8 My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8 The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 19:13
    73%

    13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

  • Prov 19:29
    73%

    29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Prov 10:1
    73%

    1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  • Prov 16:22
    73%

    22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

  • Prov 13:1
    73%

    1 A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

  • Deut 21:18
    73%

    18 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not listen to them,

  • Prov 29:17
    73%

    17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 19:27
    72%

    27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22 Though you pound a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Prov 15:2
    72%

    2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Prov 11:29
    72%

    29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

    17 He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Prov 12:23
    72%

    23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

    23 It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

  • Prov 18:6
    72%

    6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows.

  • Prov 19:25
    71%

    25 Strike a scorner, and the simple will beware; and reprove one who has understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 17:16
    71%

    16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

  • Prov 17:12
    71%

    12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.