Proverbs 22:15

In context

13The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the squares.” 14The mouth of women who are not yours is a deep pit; the man Yahweh has cursed falls into it. 15Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself, and whoever gives to the rich—both come only to want. 17Turn your ear and hear the words of the wise, and set your heart on what I know.