Proverbs 26:3

Legacy Standard Bible

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools.

Cross References

Psalm 32:9

Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose harness are bit and bridle to control them, Otherwise they will not come near you.

Proverbs 10:13

On the lips of the one who has understanding, wisdom is found, But a rod is for the back of him who lacks a heart of wisdom.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands Than a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer and the simple may become prudent, But reprove one who has understanding and he will understand knowledge.

Proverbs 19:29

Judgments are established for scoffers, And beatings for the back of fools.

Proverbs 27:22

Though you pound an ignorant fool in a mortar with a pestle in the midst of crushed grain, His folly will not turn aside from him.

1 Corinthians 4:21

What do you desire? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

2 Corinthians 10:6

and are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is fulfilled.

2 Corinthians 13:2

I have previously said when present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I will not spare anyone,