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 for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn].
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn].
Jeremiah 31:18
“I have surely heard Ephraim (Israel) moaning and grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like a bull unaccustomed to the yoke or an untrained calf;
Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the Lord my God.
“I have surely heard Ephraim (Israel) moaning and grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like a bull unaccustomed to the yoke or 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 bits into the horses’ mouths to make them obey us, we guide their whole body as well.
James 4:7
So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] 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?’
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 stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah];
“They do not know Me;
They are foolish children
And have no understanding.
They are shrewd [enough] to do evil,
But they do not know [how] to do good.”
“For My people are stupid and foolish,” [says the Lord to Jeremiah];
“They do not know Me;
They are foolish children
And have no understanding.
They are shrewd [enough] to do evil,
But they do not know [how] to do good.”
Jeremiah 8:6
“I have listened and heard,
But they have spoken what is not right;
No man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turns to his [individual] course,
As the horse rushes like a torrent into battle.
“I have listened and heard,
But they have spoken what is not right;
No man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turns to his [individual] course,
As the horse rushes like a torrent into battle.
General references
Exodus 4:12
Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and will teach you what you shall say.”
James 3:3
Now if we put bits into the horses’ mouths to make them obey us, we guide their whole body as well.