Proverbs 22:15 (GNV)

Passage

Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:13 The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.

Proverbs 22:14 The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.

Proverbs 22:15 Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.

Proverbs 22:16 Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

Proverbs 22:17 Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "foolishnesse", "bounde", "heart", "childe", "rodde", "correction", "shall", and "driue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "foolishnesse" and "bounde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "The mouth of strage women is as..." into verse 16's "Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase...", so "foolishnesse" and "bounde" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "foolishnesse" and "bounde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.