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Follyאִוֶּלֶתis boundקְשׁוּרָהto the heartבְלֶבof a young man;נָעַרthe rodשֵׁבֶטof correctionמוּסָרwill drive it farיַרְחִיקֶנָּהfrom him.מִמֶּנּוּ
Proverbs 22:15
Study it in the app“Folly is bound to the heart of a young man; the rod of correction will drive it far from him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 22:15, word by word
- Follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivelet” appears- is boundקְשׁוּרָהkeshura
bind
To knot something fast; or be joined to another.
Where else “keshura” appears- to the heartלֶבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of a young manנָעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- the rodשֵׁבֶטshevet
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevet” appears- of correctionמוּסָרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears- will drive it farיַרְחִיקֶyarchike
remove
To put something far away, remove it from oneself or from another.
Where else “yarchike” appears
The context
14A deep pit is the mouth of strange women; he with whom YHWH is indignant will fall there.
15 · This verse (above)
16Whoever oppresses the poor to increase what is his, and whoever gives to the rich, comes only to want.