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Proverbs 26:3

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

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שׁ֣וֹטshotscourgeשׁוֹטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “scourge”, the ordinary formH7752a lash (literally or figuratively)scourge, whip.לַ֭סּוּסlasusto horse . Compare H6571סוּסpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).מֶ֣תֶגmetegbitמֶתֶגnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bit”, the ordinary formH4964a bitbit, bridle.לַחֲמ֑וֹרlachamorto assחֲמוֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to ass”, the ordinary formH2543a male ass (from its dun red)(he) ass.וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטveshevetand dartשֵׁבֶטconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and dart”, the ordinary formH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.לְגֵ֣וlegevto backגֵּוpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to back”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1460the back; by analogy, the middle[phrase] among, back, body.כְּסִילִֽיםkesilimfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, 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.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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

American Standard Version (1901)

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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