Proverbs 26:3
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 26:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Peitsche dem Pferde, der Zaum dem Esel, und der Stock dem Rücken der Toren.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El látigo para el caballo, y el cabestro para el asno, y la vara para la espalda del necio.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Açoite para o cavalo, cabresto para o asno; e vara para as costas dos tolos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O chicote é para o cavalo, a rédea é para o jumento, e a vara é para as costas dos tolos.
📖 Proverbs 26:3 in Context
1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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