Proverbs 26:3

New King James Version

A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:13

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding, But a rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding.

1 Corinthians 4:21

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

Psalm 32:9

Do not be like the horse or like the mule, Which have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you.

2 Corinthians 13:2

I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare—

2 Corinthians 10:6

and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

Proverbs 27:22

Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

Proverbs 19:29

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer, and the simple will become wary; Rebuke one who has understanding, and he will discern knowledge.

Proverbs 17:10

Rebuke is more effective for a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.