Proverbs 26:3

American Standard Version

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

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Proverbs 26:3 in other translations

A whip is for the horse,
a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools!

Proverbs 26:3 · World English Bible

Proverbs 26:3 in context

  1. 1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.
  2. 2As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
  3. 3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
  4. 4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
  5. 5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.