Proverbi 22:15

15 La follia è attaccata al cuor del fanciullo; La verga della correzione la dilungherà da lui.

Proverbi 22:15 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 22:15

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 bound in his heart, it is rooted and riveted in him, being conceived in sin, and shapen in iniquity; it is what cleaves close to him, and he has a strong affection for and desire after: the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth, ( Genesis 8:21 ) ; so that he is not easily brought off of sin, or becomes wise; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him;
the rod used by parents, for the correction of sin and folly, is a means of making children wise, and of restraining the folly that is bound up in them; and of reclaiming them from those sinful ways, which the folly of their hearts leads them to, and so in some measure of driving it far from them.

Proverbi 22:15 In-Context

13 Il pigro dice: Il leone è fuori; Io sarei ucciso per le campagne.

14 La bocca delle donne straniere è una fossa profonda; Colui contro a cui il Signore è indegnato vi caderà dentro.

15 La follia è attaccata al cuor del fanciullo; La verga della correzione la dilungherà da lui.

16 Chi fa torto al povero, per accrescere il suo, E chi dona al ricco, di certo caderà in inopia.

17 INCHINA il tuo orecchio, ed ascolta le parole de’ Savi, E reca il tuo cuore alla dottrina.