Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding, and must be held in with bit and bridle or they will not come to you.”
Proverbs 26:3 - Tree of Life Version A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back 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. |
Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding, and must be held in with bit and bridle or they will not come to you.”
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one lacking sense.
A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred lashes on a fool.
Strike a scoffer and the naïve will learn caution. rebuke a discerning person and he will gain knowledge.
Judgments are prepared for scoffers, and floggings for the back of fools.
Even if you pound the fool along with the grain in a mortar with a pestle, his foolishness would never leave him.
What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.
I spoke a warning, when I was with you the second time. Though now I am away, I am again speaking a warning to those who have sinned before, as well as to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone—