Proverbs 22:15 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 22:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 22:158 words

HebrewMeaning

אִ֭וֶּלֶתʾiwelet

foolishnessnounH200

foolishly

קְשׁוּרָ֣הqəšwrāh

is boundverbH7194

conspire(-acy · -ator) · join together · knit ···

בְ/לֶבbəleb

in the heart ofpronH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

נָ֑עַרnāʿar

a youthnounH5288

boy · child · damsel · lad ···

שֵׁ֥בֶטšēbeṭ

a rod ofnounH7626

correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···

מ֝וּסָ֗רmwsār

disciplinenounH4148

chastening · chastisement · check · correction ···

יַרְחִיקֶ֥/נָּהyarəḥiyqenāh

it will put far away itverbH7368

be · cast · drive · get ···

מִמֶּֽ/נּוּmimenw

from himpronH4480

after · among · at · because of ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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