Proverbs 26:3

Webster's Bible (1833)

A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 32:9 : 9 Don't be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, Who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.
  • Prov 10:13 : 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, But a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.
  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
  • Prov 19:29 : 29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
  • 1 Cor 4:21 : 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
  • 2 Cor 10:6 : 6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full.
  • 2 Cor 13:2 : 2 I have said beforehand, and I do say beforehand, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, I write to those who have sinned before now, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not spare;
  • Judg 8:5-7 : 5 He said to the men of Succoth, Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. 6 The princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army? 7 Gideon said, Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:4-11
    8 verses
    81%

    4Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

    6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

    7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    8As one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.

    9Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by.

    11As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly.

  • Prov 19:29
    79%

    29Penalties are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 22:15
    78%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: The rod of discipline drives it far from him.

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

    3The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, But the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 10:13
    76%

    13Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, But a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

  • Ps 32:9
    75%

    9Don't be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, Who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.

  • Jas 3:3
    74%

    3Indeed, we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

  • 2 Pet 2:16
    74%

    16but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with man's voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.

  • Prov 18:6
    73%

    6A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

  • Prov 17:10
    73%

    10A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Prov 27:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

    23Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:

  • Prov 15:5
    72%

    5A fool despises his father's correction, But he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

  • Prov 19:10
    72%

    10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 27:3
    72%

    3A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

  • Prov 23:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

    14Punish him with the rod, And save his soul from Sheol.

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24One who spares the rod hates his son, But one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

  • Prov 17:25
    71%

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 29:11
    71%

    11A fool vents all of his anger, But a wise man brings himself under control.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, But wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

  • Prov 30:22
    71%

    22For a servant when he is king; A fool when he is filled with food;

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Don't speak in the ears of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 29:15
    71%

    15The rod of correction gives wisdom, But a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

  • Prov 26:18
    71%

    18Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 19:3
    70%

    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; His heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, But the mouth of fools gush out folly.

  • Prov 17:12
    70%

    12Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

  • Prov 17:21
    70%

    21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 19:25
    70%

    25Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

  • Prov 29:20
    70%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Num 22:27
    70%

    27The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

  • Prov 26:1
    70%

    1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who is wise listens to counsel.

    16A fool shows his annoyance the same day, But one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

  • Num 22:23
    70%

    23The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.

  • Ps 107:17
    70%

    17Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck Will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

  • Prov 13:16
    70%

    16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, But a fool exposes folly.

  • Prov 3:11
    70%

    11My son, don't despise Yahweh's discipline, Neither be weary of his reproof:

  • Nah 3:2
    69%

    2The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots,