Proverbios 22:15

15 El corazón del muchacho está lleno de necedad,
pero la disciplina física la alejará de él.

Proverbios 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.

Proverbios 22:15 In-Context

13 El perezoso afirma: «¡Hay un león allí afuera!
¡Si salgo, me puede matar!».

14 La boca de la mujer inmoral es una trampa peligrosa;
los que provoquen el enojo del Señor
caerán en ella.

15 El corazón del muchacho está lleno de necedad,
pero la disciplina física la alejará de él.

16 La persona que saca ventaja oprimiendo al pobre,
o llenando de regalos al rico, terminará en la pobreza.

17 Dichos de los sabios
Escucha las palabras de los sabios;
aplica tu corazón a mi enseñanza.