Spreuken 22:15

15 De dwaasheid is in het hart des jongen gebonden; de roede der tucht zal ze verre van hem wegdoen.

Spreuken 22:15 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 22:15

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 heart of a child, it is in him from his infancy; it is bound in his heart, it is rooted and riveted in him, being conceived in sin, and shapen in iniquity; it is what cleaves close to him, and he has a strong affection for and desire after: the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth, ( Genesis 8:21 ) ; so that he is not easily brought off of sin, or becomes wise; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him;
the rod used by parents, for the correction of sin and folly, is a means of making children wise, and of restraining the folly that is bound up in them; and of reclaiming them from those sinful ways, which the folly of their hearts leads them to, and so in some measure of driving it far from them.

Spreuken 22:15 In-Context

13 De luiaard zegt: Er is een leeuw buiten; ik mocht op het midden der straten gedood worden!

14 De mond der vreemde vrouwen is een diepe gracht; op welken de HEERE vergramd is, zal daarin vallen.

15 De dwaasheid is in het hart des jongen gebonden; de roede der tucht zal ze verre van hem wegdoen.

16 Die den arme verdrukt, om het zijne te vermeerderen, en den rijke geeft, komt zekerlijk tot gebrek.

17 Neig uw oor, en hoor de woorden der wijzen, en stel uw hart tot mijn wetenschap;