Proverbes 22:15

15 La folie est attachée au cœur de l'enfant; mais la verge du châtiment 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: Le lion est là dehors; je serais tué par les rues.

14 La bouche des étrangères est une fosse profonde; celui contre qui l'Éternel est irrité, y tombera.

15 La folie est attachée au cœur de l'enfant; mais la verge du châtiment l'éloignera de lui.

16 Celui qui fait tort au pauvre pour s'enrichir, donne au riche, pour n'aboutir qu'à l'indigence.

17 Prête ton oreille, et écoute les paroles des sages; applique ton cœur à ma science.