Psalm 32:9

New English Translation

Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.

Cross References

Job 30:11

Because God has untied my tent cord and afflicted me, people throw off all restraint in my presence.

Job 35:11

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

Job 41:13

Who can uncover its outer covering? Who can penetrate to the inside of its armor?

Proverbs 26:3

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

Jeremiah 31:18

I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, ‘We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord answered, “This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”

James 3:3

And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies.