World English Bible
Proverbs 26:3
“A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!”
Verse in context — Proverbs 26
1
Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
2
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.
3
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
4
Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.