Because He has loosened my cord and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence
Psalm 32:9 - Tree of Life Version 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.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: Whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be not like the horse or the mule, which lack understanding, which must have their mouths held firm with bit and bridle, or else they will not come with you. American Standard Version (1901) Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will not come near unto thee. Common English Bible Don’t be like some senseless horse or mule, whose movement must be controlled with a bit and a bridle. Don’t be anything like that! Catholic Public Domain Version For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created. |
Because He has loosened my cord and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence
who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, who makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
For after I returned, I repented, and after that I was instructed, I struck my thigh— I was ashamed and also humiliated, for I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
“For My people are foolish. They do not know Me. They are senseless children, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they do not know.”
And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we guide their whole body as well.