Proverbs 22:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:24 : 24 The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.
  • Prov 19:18 : 18 Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.
  • Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die. 14 If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.
  • 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 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…
  • Heb 12:10-11 : 10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness. 11 Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.
  • Job 14:4 : 4 Who can make a clean thing come from an unclean? No one!
  • Ps 51:5 : 5 Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 29:15
    83%

    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 23:12-15
    4 verses
    81%

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

    13Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

    14If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.

    15My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    80%

    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 13:24
    79%

    24The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

  • Prov 15:5
    79%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 14:3
    78%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 22:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

    6Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

  • Prov 26:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

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

  • Prov 17:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 19:18
    76%

    18Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

  • Prov 10:13
    76%

    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

  • Prov 19:3
    76%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Eccl 4:13
    74%

    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

    12For the LORD disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 17:10
    73%

    10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.

    8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

  • Prov 19:13
    73%

    13A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

  • Prov 19:29
    73%

    29Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 10:1
    73%

    1The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

  • Prov 16:22
    73%

    22Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

  • Prov 13:1
    73%

    1A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer has never listened to rebuke.

  • Deut 21:18
    73%

    18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

  • Prov 29:17
    73%

    17Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

  • Prov 19:27
    72%

    27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 15:2
    72%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 11:29
    72%

    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

    17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.

  • Prov 12:23
    72%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 18:6
    72%

    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

  • Prov 19:25
    71%

    25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 17:16
    71%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 17:12
    71%

    12It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.