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Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
Proverbs 26:3 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 26:3 in other translations
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
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In context
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.
2 As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
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