Proverbs 22:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:24 : 24 Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.
  • Prov 19:18 : 18 Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.
  • Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not. 14 Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.
  • Prov 29:15 : 15 A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
  • John 3:6 : 6 that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit.
  • Eph 2:3 : 3 among whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath -- as also the others,
  • Heb 12:10-11 : 10 for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation; 11 and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it -- it doth yield.
  • Job 14:4 : 4 Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
  • Ps 51:5 : 5 Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive 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%

    15A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

  • Prov 23:12-15
    4 verses
    81%

    12Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

    13Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

    14Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.

    15My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    80%

    24The face of the intelligent `is' to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

    25A provocation to his father `is' a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Prov 13:24
    79%

    24Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

  • Prov 15:5
    79%

    5A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 14:3
    78%

    3In the mouth of a fool `is' a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

  • Prov 22:5-6
    2 verses
    78%

    5Thorns -- snares `are' in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

    6Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

  • Prov 26:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

    4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.

  • Prov 17:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

    21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

    21Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth `his' going.

  • Prov 19:18
    76%

    18Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

  • Prov 10:13
    76%

    13In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod `is' for the back of him who is lacking understanding.

  • Prov 19:3
    76%

    3The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

  • Eccl 4:13
    74%

    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

    12For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

  • Prov 12:15
    74%

    15The way of a fool `is' right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel `is' wise.

  • Prov 17:10
    73%

    10Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7Fear of Jehovah `is' a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

    8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

  • Prov 10:8
    73%

    8The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

  • Prov 19:13
    73%

    13A calamity to his father `is' a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife `are' a continual dropping.

  • Prov 19:29
    73%

    29Judgments have been prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools!

  • Prov 14:33
    73%

    33In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

  • Prov 10:1
    73%

    1Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son `is' an affliction to his mother.

  • Prov 16:22
    73%

    22A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

  • Prov 13:1
    73%

    1A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.

  • Deut 21:18
    73%

    18`When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious -- he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them --

  • Prov 29:17
    73%

    17Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

  • Prov 19:27
    72%

    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.

  • Prov 15:2
    72%

    2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

  • Prov 11:29
    72%

    29Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 14:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

    17Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

  • Prov 12:23
    72%

    23A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

  • Prov 10:23
    72%

    23To execute inventions `is' as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

  • Prov 18:6
    72%

    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

  • Prov 19:25
    71%

    25A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.

  • Prov 17:16
    71%

    16Why `is' this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

  • Prov 17:12
    71%

    12The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.