Proverbs 26:3

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A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 32:9 : 9 Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.
  • Prov 10:13 : 13 Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.
  • Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.
  • Prov 19:25 : 25 Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.
  • Prov 19:29 : 29 Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.
  • Prov 27:22 : 22 If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
  • 1 Cor 4:21 : 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
  • 2 Cor 10:6 : 6 We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.
  • 2 Cor 13:2 : 2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,
  • Judg 8:5-7 : 5 He said to the men of Succoth,“Give some loaves of bread to the men who are following me, because they are exhausted. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” 6 The officials of Succoth said,“You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your army?” 7 Gideon said,“Since you will not help, after the LORD hands Zebah and Zalmunna over to me, I will thresh your skin with desert thorns and briers.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:4-11
    8 verses
    81%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

    6Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

    7Like legs dangle uselessly from the lame, so a proverb dangles in the mouth of fools.

    8Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

    9Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.

    10Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passerby.

    11Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

  • Prov 19:29
    79%

    29Penalties have been prepared for scorners, and floggings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 22:15
    78%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

  • Prov 14:3
    77%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 10:13
    76%

    13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks sense will be disciplined.

  • Ps 32:9
    75%

    9Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.

  • Jas 3:3
    74%

    3And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies.

  • 2 Pet 2:16
    74%

    16yet was rebuked for his own transgression(a dumb donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness).

  • Prov 18:6
    73%

    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

  • Prov 17:10
    73%

    10A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

  • Prov 27:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

    23Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, set your mind on your herds,

  • Prov 15:5
    72%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 19:10
    72%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 27:3
    72%

    3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

  • Prov 23:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

    14If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

  • Prov 17:25
    71%

    25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 29:11
    71%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 30:22
    71%

    22under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 29:15
    71%

    15A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 26:18
    71%

    18Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,

  • Prov 19:3
    70%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 17:12
    70%

    12It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

  • Prov 17:21
    70%

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 19:25
    70%

    25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

  • Prov 29:20
    70%

    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Num 22:27
    70%

    27When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she crouched down under Balaam. Then Balaam was angry, and he beat his donkey with a staff.

  • Prov 26:1
    70%

    1Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Num 22:23
    70%

    23And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, so the donkey turned aside from the road and went into the field. But Balaam beat the donkey, to make her turn back to the road.

  • Ps 107:17
    70%

    17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • Prov 13:16
    70%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 3:11
    70%

    11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

  • Nah 3:2
    69%

    2Portrayal of the Destruction of Nineveh The chariot drivers will crack their whips; the chariot wheels will shake the ground; the chariot horses will gallop; the war chariots will bolt forward!