As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
KJV
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
Parallel Translations
As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so [is] a rod for a simple nation.
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
Cross References
Proverbs 10:13Psalms 32:91 Corinthians 4:21Judges 8:5–7Proverbs 19:25Proverbs 17:10Proverbs 27:22Proverbs 19:292 Corinthians 10:62 Corinthians 13:2
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