King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 22:15
“Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 22
13
The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14
The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
15
Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.