Proverbs 26:3
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”Proverbs 26:3
What Does Proverbs 26:3 Mean?
Proverbs 26:3 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 26, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 26:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Proverbs 10:13“In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.”Proverbs 19:29“Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.”1 Corinthians 4:21“What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?”Judges 8:5“And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.”2 Corinthians 13:2“I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:”Proverbs 17:10“A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.”Proverbs 19:25“Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.”Proverbs 27:22“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”Proverbs 29:19“A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.”Isaiah 30:28“And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.”Jeremiah 31:18“I 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.”2 Corinthians 10:6“And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.”Proverbs 26:1“As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.”
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