Proverbs 26:3
3 aA whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,and ba rod for the back of fools.
Jeremiah 31:18
18I have heard cEphraim grieving,‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
like an untrained calf;
dbring me back that I may be restored,
for you are the Lord my God.
James 3:3
3If we put ebits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.James 4:7-10
7Submit yourselves therefore to God. fResist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 gDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. hCleanse your hands, you sinners, and ipurify your hearts, jyou double-minded. 9 kBe wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 lHumble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
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