Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 32:9 : 9 Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...
- Prov 10:13 : 13 In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.
- Prov 17:10 : 10 A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
- Prov 19:25 : 25 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.
- Prov 19:29 : 29 Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.
- Prov 27:22 : 22 Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
- 1 Cor 4:21 : 21 What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit?
- 2 Cor 10:6 : 6 Being ready to give punishment to whatever is against his authority, after you have made it clear that you are completely under his control.
- 2 Cor 13:2 : 2 I said before, and still say it before I come, as being present for the second time, though I am still away from you, to those who have done wrong before, and to all the others, that if I come again I will not have pity;
- Judg 8:5-7 : 5 And he said to the men of Succoth, Give bread cakes to my people, for they are overcome with weariness, and I am going on after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. 6 But the chiefs of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna even now in your hand that we are to give bread to your army? 7 Then Gideon said, Because of this, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will have you stretched on a bed of thorns of the waste land and on sharp stems, and have you crushed as grain is crushed on a grain-floor.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Prov 26:4-118 verses81%
4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
6 He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
7 The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
8 Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
9 Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
10 Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
11 Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
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29 Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.
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15 Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
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13 In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.
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9 Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...
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3 Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.
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16 But his wrongdoing was pointed out to him: an ass, talking with a man's voice, put a stop to the error of the prophet.
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6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
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10 A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.
- Prov 27:22-232 verses73%
22 Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
23 Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;
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5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
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10 Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
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3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
- Prov 23:13-142 verses72%
13 Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.
14 Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld.
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24 He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
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11 A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
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23 It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
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22 A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
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29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.
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9 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
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15 The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.
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18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
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3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.
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2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
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12 It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
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21 He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
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25 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.
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20 Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
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27 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord and went down on the earth under Balaam; and full of wrath, Balaam gave her hard blows with his stick.
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1 Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses70%
15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.
16 A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.
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23 And the ass saw the angel of the Lord waiting in the road with his sword in his hand; and turning from the road, the ass went into the field; and Balaam gave the ass blows, to get her back on to the road.
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17 Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
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1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.
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16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
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11 My son, do not make your heart hard against the Lord's teaching; do not be made angry by his training:
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2 The noise of the whip, and the noise of thundering wheels; horses rushing and war-carriages jumping,