Proverbs 26:3
Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.
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- Ps 32:9 : 9 Be ye not like an horse, or like a mule, which vnderstand not: whose mouthes thou doest binde with bit and bridle, least they come neere thee.
- Prov 10:13 : 13 In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding wisdome is founde, and a rod shalbe for the backe of him that is destitute of wisedome.
- Prov 17:10 : 10 A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
- Prov 19:25 : 25 Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge.
- Prov 19:29 : 29 But iudgements are prepared for the scorners, and stripes for the backe of the fooles.
- Prov 27:22 : 22 Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
- 1 Cor 4:21 : 21 What will ye? shall I come vnto you with a rod, or in loue, & in ye spirite of meekenes?
- 2 Cor 10:6 : 6 And hauing ready the vengeance against all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
- 2 Cor 13:2 : 2 I tolde you before, and tell you before: as though I had bene present the seconde time, so write I nowe being absent to them which heretofore haue sinned and to all others, that if I come againe, I will not spare,
- Judg 8:5-7 : 5 And he said vnto the men of Succoth, Giue, I pray you, morsels of bread vnto the people that followe me (for they be wearie ) that I may follow after Zebah, & Zalmunna Kings of Midia. 6 And the princes of Succoth sayde, Are the handes of Zebah and Zalmunna nowe in thine hads, that we should giue bread vnto thine army? 7 Gideon then sayde, Therefore when the Lorde hath deliuered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, I will teare your flesh with thornes of the wildernes and with breers.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Prov 26:4-118 verses81%
4 Answer not a foole according to his foolishnes, least thou also be like him.
5 Answere a foole according to his foolishnes, least he be wise in his owne conceite.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a foole, is as he that cutteth off the feete, and drinketh iniquitie.
7 As they that lift vp the legs of the lame, so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
8 As the closing vp of a precious stone in an heape of stones, so is he that giueth glory to a foole.
9 As a thorne standing vp in the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.
10 The excellent that formed all things, both rewardeth the foole & rewardeth the transgressers.
11 As a dog turneth againe to his owne vomit, so a foole turneth to his foolishnes.
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29 But iudgements are prepared for the scorners, and stripes for the backe of the fooles.
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15 Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.
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13 In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding wisdome is founde, and a rod shalbe for the backe of him that is destitute of wisedome.
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9 Be ye not like an horse, or like a mule, which vnderstand not: whose mouthes thou doest binde with bit and bridle, least they come neere thee.
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3 Beholde, we put bittes into the horses mouthes, that they should obey vs, and we turne about all their bodie.
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16 But he was rebuked for his iniquitie: for the dumme beast speaking with mans voyce, forbade the foolishnesse of the Prophet.
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6 A fooles lips come with strife, & his mouth calleth for stripes.
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10 A reproofe entereth more into him that hath vnderstanding, then an hundreth stripes into a foole.
- Prov 27:22-232 verses73%
22 Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
23 Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
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5 A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.
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10 Pleasure is not comely for a foole, much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.
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3 A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
- Prov 23:13-142 verses72%
13 Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.
14 Thou shalt smite him with the rodde, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.
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24 He that spareth his rodde, hateth his sonne: but he that loueth him, chasteneth him betime.
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25 A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.
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11 A foole powreth out all his minde: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.
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23 It is as a pastime to a foole to doe wickedly: but wisedome is vnderstanding to a man.
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22 For a seruant when he reigneth, & a foole when he is filled with meate,
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29 He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.
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9 Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.
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15 The rodde and correction giue wisdome: but a childe set a libertie, maketh his mother ashamed.
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18 As he that faineth himselfe mad, casteth fire brands, arrowes, and mortall things,
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3 The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.
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2 The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.
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12 It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.
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21 He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
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25 Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge.
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20 Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.
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27 And when the asse sawe the Angell of the Lorde, she lay downe vnder Balaam: therefore Balaam was very wroth, and smote the asse with a staffe.
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1 As the snowe in the sommer, and as the raine in the haruest are not meete, so is honour vnseemely for a foole.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses70%
15 The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that heareth counsell, is wise.
16 A foole in a day shall be knowen by his anger: but he that couereth shame, is wise.
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23 And when the asse saw the Angel of the Lord stand in the way, and his sworde drawen in his hand, the asse turned out of the way and went into the field, but Balaam smote the asse, to turne her into the way.
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17 Fooles by reason of their transgression, and because of their iniquities are afflicted.
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1 A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.
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16 Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
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11 My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.
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2 The noyse of a whippe, and the noyse of the mouing of the wheeles, and the beating of the horses, and the leaping of the charets.