Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness [is] bound (l) in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
(l) He is naturally given to it.
Foolishness [is] bound (l) in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
(l) He is naturally given to it.
CHAPTER 22 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED Better than great riches, better than silver and gold is a name and loving favor. If a person has riches and a bad name and is not well thought of, he is less honorab...
PROVERBS 22:6. IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way_ i.e._ train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. The st...
FOOLISHNESS. Hebrew. _'evil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7....
_bound_ Better, BOUND UP, R.V. Comp., for the force of the Heb. word, Genesis 44:30....
FOOLISHNESS IS BOUND, &C.— Ignorance, weakness, inclination to evil, corruption of heart, are maladies which accompany all men from their birth: education, instruction, correction, under the influence...
TEXT Proverbs 22:11-21 11. He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend. 12. The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth...
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. FOOLISHNESS (IS) BOUND IN (OR TO) THE HEART OF A CHILD - not merely by slight threads, but as it...
1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Simeon used to say: 'There are only three crowns; the cro...
By ‘foolish’, Solomon means ‘evil’. We all do evil things (Romans 7:19). This is because men and women refused to obey God (Genesis 3). Even a child does wrong things. But the child can learn to do t...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 22 V1 It is better to be a responsible person than to have great wealth. It is better that people trust you than for you to receive silver and...
FOOLISHNESS IS BOUND IN THE HEART OF A CHILD. — Self-will is meant. (See above on Proverbs 1:7.) Children have to be taught to yield their wills to others....
אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְ לֶב ־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ
CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his b...
“HE THAT LOVETH PURENESS OF HEART” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of happiness...
Verse Proverbs 22:2. The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a very...
_Folly. Ignorance and innate corruption are corrected by a good education._...
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. The eyes of the LORD...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
FOOLISHNESS [IS] BOUND IN THE HEART OF A CHILD,.... That is, sin, the greatest of all folly; this is naturally in the heart of man; it is in the heart of a child, it is in him from his infancy; it is...
Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Ver. 15. _Foolishness is bound in the heart, &c._] As a pack or fardle is bound to a horse's b...
_Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child_ Is fixed and settled there, as being born with him, and rooted in his very nature; _but the rod, &c., shall drive it far from him_ The smart of punishmen...
V. 15. FOOLISHNESS IS BOUND IN THE HEART OF A CHILD, the reference being not merely to silly pranks and senseless escapades, but to the sinfulness of a child's nature, which shows itself in evil words...
IS BOUND; is fixed and settled there, as being born with him, and rooted in his very nature, and not plucked up without great difficulty and diligence. THE ROD OF CORRECTION SHALL DRIVE IT FAR FROM HI...
Proverbs 22:15 Foolishness H200 bound H7194 (H8803) heart H3820 child H5288 rod H7626 correction H4148 far H7368
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Those who walk humbly with God in obedience to the commands of His Word and in submission to the disposals of His providenc...
Proverbs 22:1. _A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches._ When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2. _The rich and the poor meet...
_Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of cor-rection shall drive it far from him._ FOOLISHNESS AND THE REMEDY I. The evil deplored. 1. Of what does this foolishness consist? Wr...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:15_ A FACT STATED AND A DUTY INFERRED I. HUMAN NATURE IN ITS MOST ATTRACTIVE FORM CONTAINS LATENT DEPRAVITY. The flower of the thistle is beautiful to look upon, and i...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 22:1 A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not expressed in th...
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold (Proverbs 22:1). The good name, so important, so valuable. Good reputation, so important. "Rather to...
Ephesians 2:3; Hebrews 12:10; Hebrews 12:11; Job 14:4; John 3:6;...
Bound — Is fixed and settled there, as being born with him, and rooted in his very nature....