Proverbs 26:3

New Living Translation

Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!

Cross References

Psalm 32:9

Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

Proverbs 10:13

Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding, but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.

Proverbs 17:10

A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.

Proverbs 19:25

If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.

Proverbs 19:29

Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

Proverbs 27:22

You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.

1 Corinthians 4:21

Which do you choose? Should I come with a rod to punish you, or should I come with love and a gentle spirit?

2 Corinthians 10:6

And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient.

2 Corinthians 13:2

I have already warned those who had been sinning when I was there on my second visit. Now I again warn them and all others, just as I did before, that next time I will not spare them.