Psalm 32:9

God's Word

Don’t be stubborn like a horse or mule. ⌞They need⌟ a bit and bridle in their mouth to restrain them, or they will not come near you.”

Cross References

Job 30:11

Because God has untied my cord and has made me suffer, they are no longer restrained in my presence.

Job 35:11

who teaches us more than he teaches the animals of the earth, who makes us wiser than the birds in the sky?’

Job 41:13

Who can skin its hide? Who can approach it with a harness?

Proverbs 26:3

A whip is for the horse, a bridle is for the donkey, and a rod is for the backs of fools.

Jeremiah 31:18

“I have certainly heard Ephraim mourn and say, ‘You disciplined me, and I was disciplined. I was like a young, untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, because you are the Lord my God.

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are fools. They don’t know me. They are stupid people. They don’t understand. They are experts in doing wrong, and they don’t know how to do good.”

James 3:3

We put bits in the mouths of horses to make them obey us, and we have control over everything they do.