Folly

FOLLY. Silliness (see Prov 5:23; etc.); emptiness (see Gen 34:7, KJV; "disgraceful thing," NIV); and many others (Job 24:12; Ps 85:8; Eccl 2:3; 2 Tim 3:9). In Jer 23:13, an "offensive thing" (NASB; "folly," KJV; "repulsive thing," NIV). As a word in common use, folly is a weak or absurd act, and foolishness is a want of wisdom or judgment.
(from The New Unger's Bible Dictionary. Originally published by Moody Press of Chicago, Illinois. Copyright (c) 1988.)
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Proverbs 22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
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Foolishness is in the heart of every child. God has called us to be the ones to instruct in the way of wisdom and truth in order to drive out the way of foolishness from a child.
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Folly – a bad attitude – a childish prank – a wrong way of thinking – that is in the heart of a child. A child doesn’t have years of experience to fall back on to weigh a thought or a decision against. What sounds good, what seems to feel good, well then it must be good – or it will be fun! Let’s do it. It is bound there in that heart and it doesn’t leave on its own. We as parents, teachers and adults, the ones old in the faith, are called upon to implement discipline in order to remove, dislodge and replace folly from that heart. A rod is straight; we must not waiver from our task. The rod is strong, it will not bend or change it’s way; we must be consistent. A rod is hard; to discipline we must do the hard thing but it will pay off in rewards to those children who respond.
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Thank You, Father, that you did not leave me to myself but instead disciplined me and taught me your truths. Now Lord, give me the wisdom to take the lessons you have taught me and teach them to my children.