Proverbs 26:3

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

Cross References

Psalm 32:9

Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding, whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not stay near you.

Proverbs 10:13

On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found, but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person than a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 19:25

Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 19:29

Punishments are prepared for scoffers and flogging for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 27:22

Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, but the folly will not be driven out.

1 Corinthians 4:21

What would you prefer? Am I to come to you with a stick or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

2 Corinthians 10:6

We are ready to punish every disobedience when your obedience is complete.

2 Corinthians 13:2

I warned those who sinned previously and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not be lenient—