Proverbes 22:15

15 La folie est attachée au coeur de l'enfant; La verge de la correction l'éloignera de lui.

Proverbes 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.

Proverbes 22:15 In-Context

13 Le paresseux dit: Il y a un lion dehors! Je serai tué dans les rues!

14 La bouche des étrangères est une fosse profonde; Celui contre qui l'Eternel est irrité y tombera.

15 La folie est attachée au coeur de l'enfant; La verge de la correction l'éloignera de lui.

16 Opprimer le pauvre pour augmenter son bien, C'est donner au riche pour n'arriver qu'à la disette.

17 Prête l'oreille, et écoute les paroles des sages; Applique ton coeur à ma science.