Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.
Proverbs 26:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the fool's back. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a [straight, slender] rod for the backs of [self-confident] fools. American Standard Version (1901) A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools. Common English Bible A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back of fools. Catholic Public Domain Version A whip is for a horse, and a muzzle is for donkey, and a rod is for the back of the imprudent. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools. |
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.
A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
Judgements are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him.
What do you want? Should I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
And we are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient,