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Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Proverbs 26:3 · King James Version
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Proverbs 26:3 in other translations
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!
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 honour is not seemly for a fool.
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
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 the feet, and drinketh damage.
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