Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness. Hebrew. 'evil. See note on Proverbs 1:7.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 22:15

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Foolishness [is] bound (l) in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. (l) He is naturally given to it.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 22:6 . in the way he should go puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way i.e. trai...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Foolishness is bound, &c.— Ignorance, weakness, inclination to evil, corruption of heart, are maladies which accompany all men from their birth...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Foolishness (is) bound in (or to) the he...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Sime...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child. — Self-will is meant. (See above on Proverbs 1:7 .) Children have to be taught to yield their wills...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“He That Loveth Pureness of Heart” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they aff...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 22:2 . The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having refer...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child ,.... That is, sin, the greatest of all folly; this is naturally in the heart of man; it is in the he...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Ver. 15. Foolishness is bound in the hear...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child Is fixed and settled there, as being born with him, and rooted in his very nature; but the rod, &...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. We have here two very sa...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Is bound; is fixed and settled there, as being born with him, and rooted in his very nature, and not plucked up without great difficulty and dilige...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:15 A FACT STATED AND A DUTY INFERRED I. Human nature in its most attractive form contains latent depravity . Th...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 22:1 . A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for h...
The Biblical Illustrator

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of cor-rection shall drive it far from him. Foolishness and the remedy I. The evil de...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches . It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 15. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, the reference being not merely to silly pranks and senseless escapades, but to the sinfulness...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 2:3 ; Hebrews 12:10 ; Hebrews 12:11 ; Job 14:4 ; John 3:6 ; Proverbs 13:24 ; Proverbs 19:18 ; Proverbs 23:13 ; Proverbs 23:14 ; P...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bound — Is fixed and settled there, as being born with him, and rooted in his very nature.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 22:15

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 22:15