NET Bible
"A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!"
— Proverbs 26:3, NET Bible
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools. ”
“A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!”
“A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.”
“A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.”
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.
A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.
Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.