Psalms 32:9
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.
King James Version
In Context
8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Cross References
Job 30:11Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
Job 41:13Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
Jeremiah 4:22For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD 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 →