Proverbs 26:3

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

Before · Proverbs 26:1–2

1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. 2Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.

3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

After · Proverbs 26:4–5

4Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. 5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Read all of Proverbs 26 (28 verses)

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