Proverbs 26:3

American Standard Version (1901)

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 32:9 : 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, [Else] they will not come near unto thee.
  • Prov 10:13 : 13 In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.
  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.
  • Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
  • 1 Cor 4:21 : 21 What will ye? shall I come unto 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 shall 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, to them that have sinned heretofore, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not spare;
  • Judg 8:5-7 : 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. 6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 7 And Gideon said, Therefore when Jehovah hath 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%

    4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

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

    6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage.

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

    8As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

    9[ As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10[As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

    11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeateth his folly.

  • Prov 19:29
    79%

    29Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

  • Prov 22:15
    78%

    15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Prov 10:13
    76%

    13In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

  • Ps 32:9
    75%

    9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, [Else] they will not come near unto thee.

  • Jas 3:3
    74%

    3Now if we put the horses' bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also.

  • 2 Pet 2:16
    74%

    16but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man's voice and stayed the madness of the prophet.

  • Prov 18:6
    73%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

  • Prov 17:10
    73%

    10A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

  • Prov 27:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

    23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:

  • Prov 15:5
    72%

    5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 19:10
    72%

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

  • Prov 27:3
    72%

    3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

  • Prov 23:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.

    14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Prov 17:25
    71%

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Prov 29:11
    71%

    11A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

  • Prov 30:22
    71%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Prov 29:15
    71%

    15The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

  • Prov 26:18
    71%

    18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

  • Prov 19:3
    70%

    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

  • Prov 17:12
    70%

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

  • Prov 17:21
    70%

    21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 19:25
    70%

    25Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 29:20
    70%

    20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

  • Num 22:27
    70%

    27And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with his staff.

  • Prov 26:1
    70%

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

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

    16A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

  • Num 22:23
    70%

    23And the ass saw the angel of Jehovah standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

  • Ps 107:17
    70%

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

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 13:16
    70%

    16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.

  • Prov 3:11
    70%

    11My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:

  • Nah 3:2
    69%

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