Proverbs 26:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Horses and donkeys must be beaten and bridled— and so must fools.

Cross References

Psalm 32:9

Don't be stupid like horses and mules that must be led with ropes to make them obey.”

Proverbs 10:13

If you have good sense, it will show when you speak. But if you are stupid, you will be beaten with a stick.

Proverbs 17:10

A sensible person accepts correction, but you can't beat sense into a fool.

Proverbs 19:25

Stupid fools learn good sense by seeing others punished; a sensible person learns by being corrected.

Proverbs 19:29

Every stupid fool is just waiting to be punished.

Proverbs 27:22

No matter how hard you beat a fool, you can't pound out the foolishness.

1 Corinthians 4:21

What do you want me to do when I arrive? Do you want me to be hard on you or to be kind and gentle?

2 Corinthians 10:6

And when you completely obey him, we will punish anyone who refuses to obey.

2 Corinthians 13:2

During my second visit I warned you that I would punish you and anyone else who doesn't stop sinning. I am far away from you now, but I give you the same warning.