Psalm 32:9
Do not be stubborn like a horse or mule. They need a bit and bridle in their mouth to restrain them, or they will not come near you.
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool's back.
Job 35:11
Who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?
James 3:3
We put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us. We guide their whole bodies.
Jeremiah 4:22
My people are fools. They do not know me. They are stupid people. They do not understand. They are experts in doing wrong, and they do not know how to do good.
Jeremiah 8:6-7
I paid attention and listened, but they were not honest. They do not turn away from their wickedness. They do not ask: 'What have we done?' They go their own ways like horses charging into battle.'
Jeremiah 31:18
I hear the people of Israel say in grief, 'Jehovah, we were like an untamed animal, but you taught us to obey. Bring us back for we are ready to return to you, Jehovah our God.
James 4:7-10
Be subject to God! Resist [Satan] the Devil and he will flee from you.