Proverbs 22:15 (LSB)

Passage

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 22:14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He who is cursed of Yahweh will fall into it.

Proverbs 22:15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

Proverbs 22:16 He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich will only come to lack.

Proverbs 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And set your heart on my knowledge;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "folly", "bound", "heart", "child", "discipline", and "remove". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "folly" and "bound", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "The mouth of strange women is a..." into verse 16's "He who oppresses the poor to make...", so "folly" and "bound" 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 "folly" and "bound" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.