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 ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Jeremiah 31:18
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast afflicted me, and I was chastised as an indomitable bullock: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
James 3:3
Behold, we put bits (or restraint) in the horses' mouths to persuade them, and we govern their whole body.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves, 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 fowls of heaven?
Jeremiah 4:22
For my people are foolish; the ignorant sons with no understanding have not known me; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 8:6
I hearkened and heard, but they did not speak aright: there was no man that repented of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? each one returned to his course as the horse rushes into the battle.
General references
Exodus 4:12
Now therefore go and I will be with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say.
James 3:3
Behold, we put bits (or restraint) in the horses' mouths to persuade them, and we govern their whole body.