Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 26:3
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Berean Standard Bible
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
King James Version
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
World English Bible
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
American Standard Version
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 26
1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
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