Verse 9
Be ye not as the horse,{H5483} or as the mule,{H6505} which have no understanding;{H995} Whose trappings{H5716} must be bit{H4964} and bridle{H7448} to hold{H1102} them in, [Else]{H1077} they will not come near{H7126} unto thee.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 26:3 : 3 A whip{H7752} for the horse,{H5483} a bridle{H4964} for the ass,{H2543} And a rod{H7626} for the back{H1460} of fools.{H3684}
- Jas 3:3 : 3 Now{G2400} if we put{G906} the horses'{G2462} bridles{G5469} into{G1519} their mouths{G4750} that{G4314} they{G846} may obey{G3982} us,{G2254} {G2532} we turn about{G3329} their{G846} whole{G3650} body{G4983} also.
- Jas 4:7-9 : 7 Be subject{G5293} therefore{G3767} unto God;{G2316} but resist{G436} the devil,{G1228} and{G2532} he will flee{G5343} from{G575} you.{G5216} 8 Draw nigh{G1448} to God,{G2316} and{G2532} he will draw nigh{G1448} to you.{G5213} Cleanse{G2511} your hands,{G5495} ye sinners;{G268} and{G2532} purify{G48} your hearts,{G2588} ye doubleminded.{G1374} 9 Be afflicted,{G5003} and{G2532} mourn,{G3996} and{G2532} weep:{G2799} let{G3344} your{G5216} laughter{G1071} be turned{G3344} to{G1519} mourning,{G3997} and{G2532} your joy{G5479} to{G1519} heaviness.{G2726} 10 Humble yourselves{G5013} in the sight of{G1799} the Lord,{G2962} and{G2532} he shall exalt{G5312} {G5312} you.{G5209}
- Job 35:11 : 11 Who teacheth{H502} us more than the beasts{H929} of the earth,{H776} And maketh us wiser{H2449} than the birds{H5775} of the heavens?{H8064}
- Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people{H5971} are foolish,{H191} they know{H3045} me not; they are sottish{H5530} children,{H1121} and they have no understanding;{H995} they are wise{H2450} to do evil,{H7489} but to do good{H3190} they have no knowledge.{H3045}
- Jer 8:6-7 : 6 I hearkened{H7181} and heard,{H8085} but they spake not aright:{H1696} no man{H376} repenteth{H5162} him of{H5921} his wickedness,{H7451} saying,{H559} What have I done?{H6213} every one turneth{H7725} to his course,{H4794} as a horse{H5483} that rusheth{H7857} headlong in the battle.{H4421} 7 Yea, the stork{H2624} in the heavens{H8064} knoweth{H3045} her appointed times;{H4150} and the turtle-dove{H8449} and the swallow{H5693} and the crane{H5483} observe{H8104} the time{H6256} of their coming;{H935} but my people{H5971} know{H3045} not the law{H4941} of Jehovah.{H3068}
- Jer 31:18 : 18 I have surely{H8085} heard{H8085} Ephraim{H669} bemoaning{H5110} himself [thus], Thou hast chastised{H3256} me, and I was chastised,{H3256} as a calf{H5695} unaccustomed{H3808} [to the yoke]: turn{H7725} thou me, and I shall be turned;{H7725} for thou art Jehovah{H3068} my God.{H430}