Psalms 32:9
Be ye not like the horse and the mule, which have no understanding, Whose mouths must be pressed with the bridle and curb, Because they will not come near thee!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
10The wicked hath many sorrows; But he that trusteth in the LORD is encompassed with mercies.
Cross References
Job 30:11Yea, they let loose the reins, and humble me; They cast off the bridle before me.
Job 41:13Who can uncover the surface of his garment? Who will approach his jaws?
Jeremiah 4:22My people is foolish, They have no regard to me; Stupid children are they, And have no understanding; They are wise to do evil, But for doing good they have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: “Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, Like a steer not broken. Turn thou me, and I shall be turned, For thou, O Jehovah, art my God!
James 4:7Submit yourselves therefore to God; resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 32:8-11
Devout Confidence. 7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord , mercy shall compass him about. 11 Be glad in… Read the whole commentary →