Proverbs 26:3 Cross References - BSB

³ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

⁵ So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” ⁶ But the leaders of Succoth asked, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your army?” ⁷ “Very well,” Gideon replied, “when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness!”

⁹ Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

¹⁰ A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

²⁵ Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.

²⁹ Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

²² Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

²¹ Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?

⁶ And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.

² I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,