Proverbs 26:3
Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
In Context
4Answer not a foole according to his foolishnes, least thou also be like him.
Cross References
Judges 8:5And he said vnto the men of Succoth, Giue, I pray you, morsels of bread vnto the people that follow me (for they be wearie) that I may follow after Zebah, and Zalmunna Kings of Midian.
Proverbs 10:13In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding wisdome is founde, and a rod shalbe for the backe of him that is destitute of wisedome.
Proverbs 19:25Smite a scorner, and the foolish wil beware: and reproue the prudent, and he wil vnderstand knowledge.
Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
2 Corinthians 10:6And hauing ready the vengeance against all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:3
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. Here is, 1. The folly of passion. It makes men scatter causeless curses, wishing ill to others upon presumption that they are bad and have done ill, when either they mistake the person or misunderstand the fact, or they call evil good and good evil. Give honour to a fool, and he thunders out his anathemas against all that he is disgusted with, right or wrong. Great men, when wicked, think they have a privilege to keep… Read the whole commentary →