Proverbs 22:15
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָסַר
ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),...
מוּסָר
mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
רָחַק
râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Key Terms in This Verse
מוּסָר mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
Study H4148 →מַטֶּה maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of l...
Study H4294 →אָסַר ʼâçar
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
Study H631 →רָחַק râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Study H7368 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →Cross References
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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