Do not be like the horse, like the mule, With no understanding, with bit and bridle, Else they do not come near you.”
Proverbs 26:3 - The Scriptures 2009 A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the fool's back. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a [straight, slender] rod for the backs of [self-confident] fools. American Standard Version (1901) A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools. Common English Bible A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back of fools. Catholic Public Domain Version A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools. |
Do not be like the horse, like the mule, With no understanding, with bit and bridle, Else they do not come near you.”
Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, But a rod is for the back of him who lacks heart.
Reproof enters deeper into a wise man Than a hundred strikes on a fool.
Strike a scoffer, and the simple is made wise; And reprove one who has understanding, And he discerns knowledge.
Judgments are in store for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.
Even if you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle Along with crushed grain, His folly shall not leave him.
What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of meekness?
and being ready to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is complete.
I have previously said, and I say beforehand, as being present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I shall not spare,