A whip is for the horse,
a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools!
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 26:3 in context
Proverbs 26:1–6
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
Selected verse
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.
6
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
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