Cross references

Proverbs 26:3

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,

and a rod for the backs of fools!

Proverbs 26:3 BSB

Proverbs 26:3 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 10:13 (5 votes) and 1 Corinthians 4:21 (5 votes). 7 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Judges 8 to 2 Corinthians 13.

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Which verses does Proverbs 26:3 point to?

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

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

  3. Psalm 32:94 votes

    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.

  4. 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.” 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?” …

  5. 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,

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

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

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

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

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

Which verses point to Proverbs 26:3?

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