Psalms 32:9
Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, whose mouth must be controlled with bit and bridle, lest they come near you.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled with bit and bridle or they will not come near you.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Be ye not as the horse{H5483}, or as the mule{H6505}, which have no understanding{H995}{(H8687)}: whose mouth{H5716} must be held{H1102}{(H8800)} in with bit{H4964} and bridle{H7448}, lest{H1077} they come near{H7126}{(H8800)} unto thee.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sela. I wil enforme the, and shewe the the waye wherin thou shalt go: I wil fasten myne eyes vpon the.
Geneva Bible (1560)
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.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Be ye not lyke a horse or lyke a mule whiche haue no vnderstanding: whose mouthes must be holden with bit and brydle, lest they fall vpon thee.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Be ye not as the horse, [or] as the mule, [which] have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Be ye not as a horse -- as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 26:3 : 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.
- Jas 3:3 : 3 Behold, we put bits in horses' mouths so that they may obey us; and we turn their whole body.
- Jas 4:7-9 : 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
- Job 35:11 : 11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?
- Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are senseless children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
- Jer 8:6-7 : 6 I listened and heard, but they did not speak rightly: no man repented of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? Everyone turned to his own course, like a horse charging into battle. 7 Yes, the stork in the heaven knows her appointed times; and the turtle dove, the crane, and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people do not know the judgment of the LORD.
- Jer 31:18 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bull not accustomed to the yoke: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God.
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