Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Fooliſhneſſe is bound in the heart of a child: but * the rod of correction ſhal driue it farre from him.
אִוֶּלֶת , feminine noun, ʾiuuelet — folly (value 437)
H200,
אִוֶּלֶת ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth; from the same as H191; silliness:—folly, foolishly(-ness).Used in 24 Verses, 2 Books 25  Occurrence Count
לֵב , masculine noun, leyv — inner man, mind, will, heart (value 32)
H3820,
לֵב lêb, labe; a form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything:—care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
inner part, midst
midst (of things)
heart (of man)
soul, heart (of man)
mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
conscience
heart (of moral character)
as seat of appetites
as seat of emotions and passions
as seat of courage
Used in 551 Verses, 33 Books 591  Occurrence Count
מוּסָר , masculine noun, musar — discipline, chastening, correction (value 306)
H4148,
מוּסָר mûwçâr, moo-sawr'; from H3256; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint:—bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.discipline, chastening, correction
discipline, correction
chastening
Used in 50 Verses, 9 Books 50  Occurrence Count
מִן , conjunction, preposition, min — from (value 90)
H4480,
מִן min, min; or מִנִּי minnîy; or מִנֵּי minnêy; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses:—above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, × neither, × nor, (out) of, over, since, × then, through, × whether, with.preposition
from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than
from (expressing separation), off, on the side of
out of
(with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)
(of material from which something is made)
(of source or origin)
out of, some of, from (partitively)
from, since, after (of time)
than, more than (in comparison)
from...even to, both...and, either...or
than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)
from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)
conjunction
that
Used in 1093 Verses, 38 Books 1227  Occurrence Count
נַעַר , masculine noun, naʿar — a boy, lad, youth, retainer (value 320)
H5288,
נַעַר naʻar, nah'-ar; from H5287; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age):—babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer
boy, lad, youth
servant, retainer
Used in 221 Verses, 24 Books 237  Occurrence Count
קָשַׁר , verb, kashar — to bind, league together, conspire (value 600)
H7194,
קָשַׁר qâshar, kaw-shar'; a primitive root; to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league):—bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).to bind, tie, bind together, league together, conspire
(Qal)
to bind, confine
to league together, conspire
(Niphal) to be bound, be bound up
(Piel)
to bind on
to bind fast
to bind, tie
to bind to oneself
(Pual) robust, vigorous (participle)
(Hithpael) to conspire
Used in 44 Verses, 14 Books 44  Occurrence Count
רָחַק , verb, infinitive verb (as an adverb), rahak — to be or become far or distant (value 308)
H7368,
רָחַק râchaq, raw-khak'; a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation):—(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, × refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).verb
to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away
(Qal) to be far, be distant
(Piel) to send far away, extend
(Hiphil)
to make or exhibit distance, be gone far
to remove, put far away
(Niphal) loose
infinitive verb (as an adverb)
at a distance
Used in 56 Verses, 15 Books 58  Occurrence Count
שֵׁבֶט , masculine noun, sheyvet — rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe (value 311)
H7626,
שֵׁבֶט shêbeṭ, shay'-bet; from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan:—× correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe
rod, staff
shaft (of spear, dart)
club (of shepherd's implement)
truncheon, sceptre (mark of authority)
clan, tribe
Used in 178 Verses, 24 Books 189  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 22:15Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Foolishness |
H200ʾiuuelet |
אִוֶּלֶת |
437 |
| is bound |
H7194kashar |
קָשַׁר |
600 |
| in the heart |
H3820leyv |
לֵב |
32 |
| of a child; |
H5288naʿar |
נַעַר |
320 |
| but the rod |
H7626sheyvet |
שֵׁבֶט |
311 |
| of correction |
H4148musar |
מוּסָר |
306 |
| shall drive it far from him. |
H7368rahak |
רָחַק |
308 |
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