Proverbs 26:3
World English Bible (WEB)
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
In context
1 Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
4 Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:3 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
- KJV King James Version
- A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
- ASV American Standard Version
- A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.