Psalm 32:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Don’t be like a stupid horse or mule that will not come to you unless you put a bit in its mouth and pull it with reins.”

Cross References

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 4:22

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

Job 35:11

He is the one who makes us smarter than any animal on earth and wiser than any bird.’

James 3:3

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

Jeremiah 31:18

I have heard Ephraim crying: ‘Lord, you punished me, and I learned my lesson. I was like a calf that was never trained. Please stop punishing me, and I will come back to you. You really are the Lord my God.

Job 30:11

God has taken the string from my bow and made me weak, so they feel free to do whatever they want to me.

Job 41:13

No one can pierce his skin. It is like armor!