Proverbs 26:3

New International Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 32:9

Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.

Proverbs 10:13

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.

Proverbs 19:25

Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 19:29

Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 27:22

Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.

1 Corinthians 4:21

What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

2 Corinthians 10:6

And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.

2 Corinthians 13:2

I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent: On my return I will not spare those who sinned earlier or any of the others,