Proverbs 26:3
“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”
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.
Related Verses
“As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.”
“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.”
“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.”
“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”
“Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.”