Psalm 32:9

Easy To Read Version

So don’t be stupid like a horse or a donkey.\par People must use bits and reins {\cf2\super [202]} \par to lead those animals.\par Without those things,\par those animals will not come near {\cf2\super [203]} you.”\par

Cross References

Job 30:11

God has taken the string\par from my bow and made me weak.\par Those young men don’t stop themselves\par but turn against me with all their anger.\par

Job 35:11

God makes us wiser\par than the birds and animals.\par \{So where is he?\}’\par

Job 41:13

No person can pierce his skin.\par His skin is like armor! {\cf2\super [103]} \par

Proverbs 26:3

You have to whip a horse. You have to put a bridle on a mule. And you have to beat a fool.

Jeremiah 31:18

I have heard Ephraim {\cf2\super [254]} crying.\par I heard Ephraim say these things:\par ‘Lord, you really punished me!\par And I learned my lesson.\par I was like a calf that was never trained.\par Please stop punishing me,\par and I will come back to you.\par You truly are the Lord my God.\par

Jeremiah 4:22

\{God said,\} “My people are foolish.\par They don’t know me.\par They are stupid children.\par They don’t understand.\par They are skillful at doing evil,\par but they don’t know how to do good.”\par

James 3:3

We put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us. With these bits in the horses’ mouths, we can control their whole body.