3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.


In Context

1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.

2 As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

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

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.

Proverbs 26:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:3A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:3A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:3A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.