King James Version
Proverbs 26:3 in the King James Version says “A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.”
Proverbs 26:3 · KJV
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. conceit: Heb. eyes
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“and a rod”
H7626a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
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