Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Foolishness sticketh in the heart of the lad; but the rod of correction driveth it away.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Holman Bible

Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;
the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.

International Standard Version

A child's heart has a tendency to do wrong, but the rod of discipline removes it far away from him.

A Conservative Version

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

American Standard Version

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Amplified


Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The rod of discipline [correction administered with godly wisdom and lovingkindness] will remove it far from him.

Bible in Basic English

Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

Darby Translation

Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Julia Smith Translation

Folly being bound in the heart of a youth; the rod of correction shall remove it far off from him.

King James 2000

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy; [the] rod of discipline will drive it from him.

Modern King James verseion

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

NET Bible

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

New Heart English Bible

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

The Emphasized Bible

Foolishness, is bound up in the heart of a youth, the rod of correction, shall drive it far from him.

Webster

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

World English Bible

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Youngs Literal Translation

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אוּלת 
'ivveleth 
Usage: 25

is bound
קשׁר 
Qashar 
Usage: 44

of a child
נער 
Na`ar 
Usage: 239

but the rod
שׁבט 
Shebet 
Usage: 190

רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

References

Easton

Watsons

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

14 The mouth of a harlot is a deep pit; wherein he falleth that the LORD is angry withal. 15 Foolishness sticketh in the heart of the lad; but the rod of correction driveth it away. 16 Whoso doth a poor man wrong, to increase his own riches, and giveth unto the rich to please him, at the last cometh to poverty himself.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:24

He that spareth the rod, hateth his son; but whoso loveth him, chastiseth him betimes.

Proverbs 19:18

Chasten thy son while there is hope; but let not thy soul be moved to slay him.

Proverbs 23:13-14

Withhold not correction from the child; for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die thereof.

Proverbs 29:15

The rod and correction minister wisdom; but if a child be not looked unto, he bringeth his mother to shame.

Job 14:4

Who can make it clean, that cometh from an unclean thing? Nobody.

Psalm 51:5

Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

Proverbs 29:17

Nurture thy son with correction, and he shall comfort thee; yea, he shall do the good at thine heart.

John 3:6

That which is born of the flesh, is flesh. And that which is born of the spirit, is spirit.

Ephesians 2:3

among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh, and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as others.

Hebrews 12:10-11

And they verily for a few days nurtured us after their own pleasure; but he learneth us unto that which is profitable, that we might receive of his holiness.

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