Psalm 32:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Job 30:11

God has destroyed me, and so they don't care what they do.

Job 35:11

though he makes us wiser than animals or birds.

Job 41:13

Who could strip off its armour or bring it under control with a harness?

Proverbs 26:3

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

Jeremiah 31:18

The people of Israel moan and say to me, “We were like wild bulls, but you, LORD, broke us, and we learnt to obey. You are our God— please let us come home.

Jeremiah 4:22

I heard the LORD say, “My people ignore me. They are foolish children who do not understand that they will be punished. All they know is how to sin.”

James 3:3

By putting a bit into the mouth of a horse, we can turn the horse in different directions.