Pro 27:22 | MHM | STEP | The Limits of Correction and the Value of Diligence This section explains that while discipline can help shape a person’s character when they are young, it becomes much harder to change someone who is set in their ways. If bad habits are not corrected early, they may become impossible to fix. The proverb also teaches about the importance of working hard, being careful with your responsibilities, and providing for your family. It uses the example of taking care of flocks and herds to show that everyone should be diligent and wise in their work, whatever job they have. v. 22 : The Bible says, "Though you grind a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him" . Solomon had already said, "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him" (Proverbs 22:15 ). This means that if someone is not corrected while young, their bad ways may become permanent. Some people are so stubborn that even harsh punishment won’t change them. Their hearts are set on doing wrong, like King Ahaz, who only sinned more when punished (2 Chronicles 28:22 ). If a person refuses to change, nothing good can come from them in the end.

‏ Proverbs 27:22

The Limits of Correction and the Value of Diligence

This section explains that while discipline can help shape a person’s character when they are young, it becomes much harder to change someone who is set in their ways. If bad habits are not corrected early, they may become impossible to fix. The proverb also teaches about the importance of working hard, being careful with your responsibilities, and providing for your family. It uses the example of taking care of flocks and herds to show that everyone should be diligent and wise in their work, whatever job they have.

v. 22: The Bible says, "Though you grind a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him" . Solomon had already said, "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him" (Proverbs 22:15 ^a). This means that if someone is not corrected while young, their bad ways may become permanent. Some people are so stubborn that even harsh punishment won’t change them. Their hearts are set on doing wrong, like King Ahaz, who only sinned more when punished (2 Chronicles 28:22 ^b). If a person refuses to change, nothing good can come from them in the end.