Proverbs 26:3

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

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Read Proverbs 26:3 in the flow of Proverbs26 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs26 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 26:3 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 8:5So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
  2. Psalms 32:9Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
  3. Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
  4. Proverbs 17:10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
  5. Proverbs 19:25Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
  6. Proverbs 19:29Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
  7. Proverbs 27:22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
  8. 1 Corinthians 4:21Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
  9. 2 Corinthians 10:6And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
  10. 2 Corinthians 13:2I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,

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