3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
Proverbs 26:3 Cross References - Leeser
Judges 8:5-7
5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, a few loaves of bread unto the people that are in my train; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebach and Zalmunna,’ the kings of Midian.
6 And the princes of Succoth said, Is the sole of the foot of Zebach and Zalmunna’ now already in thy hand, that we should give unto thy army bread?
7 And Gid’on said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebach and Zalmunna’ into my hand, then will I thresh your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
Psalms 32:9
9 Be ye not like the horse, or like the mule, who hath no understanding; who must be held in with bit and bridle, his ornament, lest he come near unto thee.
Proverbs 10:13
13 On the lips of the man of understanding there is found wisdom: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of sense.
Proverbs 17:10
10 A reproof penetrateth more deeply into a wise man, than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 19:25
25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will become prudent; and if one that hath understanding be admonished, he will understand knowledge.
Proverbs 19:29
29 Punishments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Proverbs 27:22
22 Though thou shouldst pound the fool in a mortar, in the midst of grains of wheat with a pestle: still would his folly not depart from him.