PRO 22:15 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy;
⇔ the rod of discipline will cause it to be far away from him.

UST Children inherently think foolishly,
⇔ but physically disciplining them will teach them to stop being foolish.

BSB ⇔ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child,
⇔ but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

OEB Folly is bound to the mind of a child,
⇔ but the rod of correction removes it.

WEB Folly is bound up in the heart of a child;
⇔ the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

WMB (Same as above)

NET Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
⇔ but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

LSV Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth,
The rod of discipline puts it far from him.

FBV Children are naturally foolish; physical correction helps them to see sense.

T4T ⇔ Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish,
⇔ but if you punish/spank them [PRS], they will ◄stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should►.

LEB • [fn] of a boy;[fn] the rod of discipline will drive it[fn] from him.

?:? Or “mind”

?:? Or “young man,” or “adolescent”

?:? That is, folly

BBE Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

ASV Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
⇔ But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

DRA Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away.

YLT Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

DBY Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

RV Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

WBS Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

KJB-1769 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 PRO book available

BB Foolishnes is bounde in the heart of the chylde: and the rodde of correction shall driue it away.
(Foolishnes is bound in the heart of the chylde: and the rod/staff of correction shall drive it away.)

GNV Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.
(Foolishnesse is bound in the heart of a childe: but the rod/staff of correction shall drive it away from him. )

CB Foolishnes sticketh in the herte of ye lad, but ye rod of correccion driueth it awaye.
(Foolishnes sticketh in the heart of ye/you_all lad, but ye/you_all rod of correccion driveth/drives it away.)

WYC Foli is boundun togidere in the herte of a child; and a yerde of chastisyng schal dryue it awey.
(Foli is bound together in the heart of a child; and a yerde of chastisyng shall drive it awey.)

LUT Torheit steckt dem Knaben im Herzen; aber die Rute der Zucht wird sie ferne von ihm treiben.
(Torheit steckt to_him Knaben in_the Herzen; but the Rute the Zucht becomes they/she/them ferne from him treiben.)

CLV Stultitia colligata est in corde pueri, et virga disciplinæ fugabit eam.
(Stultitia colligata it_is in corde pueri, and rod/staff disciplinæ fugabit eam. )

BRN Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are then far from him.

BrLXX Ἄνοια ἐξῆπται καρδίας νέου, ῥάβδος δὲ καὶ παιδεία μακρὰν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.
(Anoia exaʸptai kardias neou, ɽabdos de kai paideia makran apʼ autou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אִ֭וֶּלֶת & מ֝וּסָ֗ר

folly & discipline

See how you translate the abstract nouns Folly in 5:23 and discipline in 13:24.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְ⁠לֶב

bound_up in/on/at/with,heart

Here Solomon refers to a boy inherently thinking foolishly as if Folly were an object bound up in that person’s heart. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “is inherently within the mind of”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְ⁠לֶב

in/on/at/with,heart

See how you translated the same use of heart in 2:2.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

נָ֑עַר & מִמֶּֽ⁠נּוּ

child & from,him

Here, a boy and him refer to a child in general, not a specific boy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any child … from that child”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר

rod discipline

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a rod that is used to discipline someone. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “the rod used for discipline”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שֵׁ֥בֶט

rod

See how you translated the same use of rod in 10:13 and 13:24.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַרְחִיקֶ֥⁠נָּה מִמֶּֽ⁠נּוּ

drives_~_far,it from,him

Here Solomon speaks of discipline causing a child to stop being foolish as if Folly were an object that the rod of discipline could cause to go far away. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will result in him ceasing from folly”

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