Judges 8:5-7

5So he said to the men of aSuccoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” 6And the officials of Succoth said, b“Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, cthat we should give bread to your army?” 7So Gideon said, “Well then, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, dI will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”

Psalms 32:9

9 eBe not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with fbit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.

Proverbs 10:13

13On the lips of him who has understanding, wisdom is found,
but ga rod is for the back of him who hlacks sense.

Proverbs 17:10

10A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 19:25

25 iStrike ja scoffer, and the simple will klearn prudence;
lreprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

Proverbs 27:22

22 mCrush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.

1 Corinthians 4:21

21What do you wish? nShall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?

2 Corinthians 10:6

6 obeing ready to punish every disobedience, pwhen your obedience is complete.

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