Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it out—an affirmation that foolishness is natural to children and that discipline is the instrument by which parents must expunge it. The phrase 'bound up in the heart' (qeshur beleiv) describes folly as deeply rooted; it is not merely surface behavior. The 'rod of discipline' (shebet musar) is the means of corrective training. The theological significance involves the principle that children require structured discipline and that parents who love their children will administer it.

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