Psalm 32:9

New American Bible - revised edition

Do not be like a horse or mule, without understanding; with bit and bridle their temper is curbed, else they will not come to you.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:3

The whip for the horse, the bridle for the ass, and the rod for the back of fools.

Jeremiah 4:22

My people are fools, they do not know me; They are senseless children, without understanding; They are wise at evil, but they do not know how to do good.

Job 35:11

Teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?”

James 3:3

If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide their whole bodies.

Jeremiah 31:18

Indeed, I heard Ephraim rocking in grief: You chastised me, and I was chastised; I was like an untamed calf. Bring me back, let me come back, for you are the Lord, my God.

Job 30:11

Because he has loosened my bowstring and afflicted me, they have thrown off restraint in my presence.

Job 41:13

His breath sets coals afire; a flame comes from his mouth.