Proverbs 26:3

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

Proverbs 26:3 · King James Version

In other versions

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
ASV
A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
BBE
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
DBY
A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools!
WEB
A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
YLT
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
ENG
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
WBT
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
BSB

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.