Proverbs 26:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”
Proverbs 26:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 26:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 26:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 26:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!”
Proverbs 26:3 — World English Bible
Proverbs 26:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools. ”
Proverbs 26:3 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.”
Proverbs 26:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 26:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools. ”
Proverbs 26:3 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 26:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.”
Proverbs 26:3 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 26:3 in Context — Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
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.
What Does Proverbs 26:3 Mean?
Proverbs 26:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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