Proverbs 26:3

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Bible in Basic English ☆

A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so is a rod for a simple nation.

Darby Translation ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.

Noyes Bible ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of the fool.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

King James Version ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the fools’ back.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so is a rod for a simple nation.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so is a rod for a simple nation.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Webster Bible ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

Revised Version ☆

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, So is a rod for a simple nation.

World English Bible ☆

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

World English Bible British Edition ☆

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

World English Bible Classic ☆

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

World English Bible Updated ☆

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

World Messianic Bible ☆

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

Young's Literal Translation ☆

A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

A shot (whip) for the sus, a bridle for the chamor, and a shevet for the back of kesilim.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

اَلسَّوْطُ لِلْفَرَسِ وَٱللِّجَامُ لِلْحِمَارِ، وَٱلْعَصَا لِظَهْرِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

မြင်းဘို့နှင်တံ၊ မြင်းဘို့ဇက်ကြိုး၊ မိုက်သောသူ၏ ကျောဘို့ ကြိမ်လုံးသည် သင့်ပေ၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

မြင်း ဘို့ နှင်တံ ၊ မြင်း ဘို့ ဇက်ကြိုး ၊ မိုက် သောသူ၏ ကျော ဘို့ ကြိမ်လုံး သည် သင့်ပေ၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Quiboeng hoiah hrang to boh moe, sum hoiah laa hrang ih tahmawh moem pae baktih toengah, kamthu to cung hoiah bop ah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Marhang ham rhuihet, laak ham kamrhui, aka ang rhoek kah a nam ham cungcik om.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Marhang ham rhuihet, laak ham kamrhui, aka ang rhoek kah a nam ham cungcik om.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

鞭子是为打马，辔头是为勒驴； 刑杖是为打愚昧人的背。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

鞭子是為打馬，轡頭是為勒驢； 刑杖是為打愚昧人的背。

World Chinese Bible ☆

鞭子是为马， 辔头是为驴， 杖是为愚昧人的背！

Croatian Bible ☆

Bič konju, uzda magarcu, a šiba leđima bezumnika.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Bič na koně, uzda na osla, a kyj na hřbet blázna.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Svøbe for Hest, Bidsel for Æsel og Ris for Tåbers Ryg.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Een zweep is voor het paard, een toom voor den ezel, en een roede voor den rug der zotten.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Voor het paard een zweep, voor den ezel een toom, Voor de rug der dwazen een stok.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Vipo estas por ĉevalo, brido por azeno, Kaj bastono por la dorso de malsaĝuloj.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Le fouet est pour le cheval, la bride pour l’âne, et la verge pour le dos des sots.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Le fouet est pour le cheval, le mors pour l'âne, et la verge pour le dos des insensés.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Le fouet est pour le cheval, le mors pour l’âne, Et la verge pour le dos des insensés.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Le fouet est pour le cheval, le mors pour l'âne, et le bâton pour le dos des insensés !

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Die Peitsche dem Pferde, der Zaum dem Esel, und der Stock dem Rücken der Toren.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Dem Roß eine Geißel und dem Esel einen Zaum und dem Narren eine Rute auf den Rücken!

German Textbibel ☆

Eine Peitsche dem Roß, ein Zaum dem Esel - so gebührt eine Rute dem Rücken der Thoren.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Dem Pferd eine Geißel, dem Esel ein Zaum und dem Narren eine Rute auf den Rücken!

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ὥσπερ μάστιξ ἵππῳ καὶ κέντρον ὄνῳ, οὕτως ράβδος ἔθνει παρανόμῳ.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ὥσπερ μάστιξ ἵππῳ καὶ κέντρον ὄνῳ, οὕτως ῥάβδος ἔθνει παρανόμῳ.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Fwèt pou chwal, baboukèt pou bourik, baton pou do moun ki san konprann.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

I mea hahau no ka lio, i kaulawaha no ka hoki, I laau hahau hoi no ke kua o na mea lapuwale.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

שֹׁ֣וט לַ֭סּוּס מֶ֣תֶג לַחֲמֹ֑ור וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט לְגֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

שוט לסוס מתג לחמור ושבט לגו כסילים׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

La sferza al cavallo, ed il capestro all'asino, E il bastone al dosso degli stolti .

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

La frusta per il cavallo, la briglia per l’asino, e il bastone per il dosso degli stolti.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

馬にはむち、 ろばにはくつわ、 愚かな者の背には杖。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

말에게는 채찍이요 나귀에게는 자갈이요 미련한 자의 등에는 막대기니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Eneneyuk in sringsring soko horse, ac kapriya oalin soko donkey, ac puok sie mwet lalfon, tuh elos in oru enenu lom an.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

شلاق به جهت اسب و لگام برای الاغ، وچوب از برای پشت احمقان است.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

O chicote é para o cavalo, o freio para o jumento, e a vara para as costas dos tolos!

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Açoite para o cavalo, cabresto para o asno; e vara para as costas dos tolos.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Un bici pentru cal, un frâu pentru măgar și o nuia pentru spatele prostului.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Бичул есте пентру кал, фрыул, пентру мэгар ши нуяуа, пентру спинаря небунилор.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Бич для коня, узда для осла, а палка для глупых.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Bič konju, uzda magarcu, a batina bezumnicima na leđa.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Бич коњу, узда магарцу, а батина безумницима на леђа.

Mashi Bible ☆

Nka kula bayîkira eciterusi akarhi, n’ecihêsi omukoba kwo banabikira abahwinja emihini.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

El látigo para el caballo, y el cabestro para el asno, y la vara para la espalda del necio.

Spanish BLL ☆

El látigo es para el caballo, el freno para el burro, ¡y la vara para la espalda de los necios!

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El látigo para el caballo, el cabestro para el asno, y la vara para la espalda del necio.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Un látigo para el caballo, una boca para el asno, y una vara para la espalda de los tontos.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

El látigo para el caballo, el cabestro para el asno Y la vara para la espalda del necio.

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Revised West Version ☆

Ko e meʻa kinisi ki he hoosi, mo e meʻa taʻofi ki he ʻasi, pea mo e meʻa tā ki he tuʻa ʻoe vale.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Як пуга на коня, як на осла лозина, так на дурних ломака.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Як пуга на коня, як на осла лозина, так на дурних ломака.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Roi nẹt dùng cho ngựa, hàm thiết để cho lừa, Còn roi vọt dành cho lưng kẻ ngu muội.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

שׁ֣וֹט לַ֭סּוּס מֶ֣תֶג לַחֲמ֑וֹר וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט לְגֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים׃