Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not be like a horse [or] like a mule, without understanding; [that needs] his tackle--bridle and rein--for restraint [or he would not] come near you.
New American Standard Bible
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.
International Standard Version
Don't be like a horse or mule, without understanding. They are held in check by a bit and bridle in their mouths; otherwise they will not remain near you.
A Conservative Version
Become ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding, whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, [else] they will not come near to thee.
American Standard Version
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will not come near unto thee.
Amplified
Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bridle and rein to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
Bible in Basic English
Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...
Darby Translation
Be ye not as a horse, as a mule, which have no understanding: whose trappings must be bit and bridle, for restraint, or they will not come unto thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Ye shall not be as the horse, as the mule, not understanding: with bit and curb to stop his youth, not drawing near to thee.
King James 2000
Be you not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, else they come not near unto you.
Modern King James verseion
Be not like the horse, or like the mule, who have no understanding, whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, so that they do not come near you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding, whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, if they will not obey thee.
NET Bible
Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.
New Heart English Bible
Do not be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment, - With the bit and bridle of his mouth, hast thou to restrain him, - He will not come near unto thee.
Webster
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 to thee.
World English Bible
Don't be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Be ye not as a horse -- as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.
Themes
Beasts » Described as » Devoid of understanding
Horses » Governed by bit and bridle
Mules » Stupid and intractable
divine Restraints » Exercised over the wicked
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 32:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Joy Of Forgiveness
8 I will instruct you and teach you in [the] way that you should go. I will advise [you] [with] my eye upon you. 9 Do not be like a horse [or] like a mule, without understanding; [that needs] his tackle--bridle and rein--for restraint [or he would not] come near you. 10 Many are [the] pains of the wicked, but [for] the one who trusts Yahweh loyal love surrounds him.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
Job 35:11
[who] teaches us more than [the] animals of [the] earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?'
James 3:3
And if we put bits in the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we also guide their whole bodies.
Jeremiah 4:22
"For my people [are] foolish, they have not known me. They [are] foolish children, and they do not have insight. They [are] skillful at doing evil, and they do not know [how] to do good."
Jeremiah 8:6-7
I have listened attentively, and I have listened. They do not speak honestly, there is no man [who] regrets his wickedness, saying, 'What have I done?' All of them [are] turning to their ways of running, like a horse plunging into battle.
Jeremiah 31:18
Indeed I heard Ephraim pitying themselves, 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like a calf that is not trained. Bring me back and let me return, for you [are] Yahweh my God.
James 4:7-10
Therefore subject yourselves to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.