Proverbs 22:15 (BSB)

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

From Proverbs 22. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 22:15

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 22:15: We have here two very sad considerations: - 1. That corruption is woven into our nature. Sin is foolishness; it is contrary both to our right reason and to our true interest. It is in the heart; there is an inward inclination to sin, to speak and act foolishly.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on 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...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 22:15: is bound--or firmly fixed. Chastisement deters from crime and so leads to reformation of principle.
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 22:15: Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. (l) He is naturally given to it.