Proverbs 26:3
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 32:9 : 9 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.
- Prov 10:13 : 13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
- Prov 17:10 : 10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
- Prov 19:25 : 25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
- Prov 19:29 : 29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
- Prov 27:22 : 22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
- 1 Cor 4:21 : 21 What do you want? Shall I come to 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 will 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, I write to those who have sinned before now, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not spare;
- Judg 8:5-7 : 5 He said to the men of Succoth, "Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." 6 The princes of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?" 7 Gideon said, "Therefore when Yahweh has 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 26:4-118 verses81%
4 Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
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29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
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3 The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
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9 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.
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3 Indeed, we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.
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16 but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man's voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
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6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
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10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.
- Prov 27:22-232 verses73%
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:
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5 A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
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10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
- Prov 23:13-142 verses72%
13 Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
14 Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.
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24 One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
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11 A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.
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23 It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.
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22 For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;
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29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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9 Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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15 The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.
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18 Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
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3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
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2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
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12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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21 He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
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25 Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
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20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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27 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff.
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1 Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
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23 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way.
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17 Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
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1 He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.
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16 Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.
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11 My son, don't despise Yahweh's discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:
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2 The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots,