Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

General references

Bible References

Be ye

Proverbs 26:3
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.
Jeremiah 31:18
“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained calf;
Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the Lord my God.
James 3:3
Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their entire body as well.
James 4:7
Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

No

Job 35:11
Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth
And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
Jeremiah 4:22
For My people are foolish,
They know Me not;
They are stupid children
And have no understanding.
They are shrewd to do evil,
But to do good they do not know.”
Jeremiah 8:6
“I have listened and heard,
They have spoken what is not right;
No man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turned to his course,
Like a horse charging into the battle.

General references

Exodus 4:12
Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say.”
James 3:3
Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their entire body as well.