Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.Proverbs 22:15
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
- אִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.let“foolishness”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִוֶּ֫לֶת · “folly” · Strong's H0200
- קְשׁוּרָ֣הke.shu.Rah“[is] bound”Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from קָשַׁר · “to conspire” · Strong's H7194
- בְלֶב־ve.lev-“in [the] heart of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- נָ֑עַרNa.'ar“a youth”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
- שֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vet“a rod of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “staff” · Strong's H7626G
- מ֝וּסָ֗רmu.Sar“discipline”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוּסָר · “discipline” · Strong's H4148G
- יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּהyar.chi.Ke.nah“it will put far away it”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
- מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nu“from him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)