Proverbs 26:3
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3 Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
and a fool with a rod to his back!
Proverbs 10:13
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13 Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding,
but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.
1 Corinthians 4:21
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21 Which do you choose? Should I come with a rod to punish you, or should I come with love and a gentle spirit?
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Psalm 32:9
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9 Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”
2 Corinthians 13:2
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2 I have already warned those who had been sinning when I was there on my second visit. Now I again warn them and all others, just as I did before, that next time I will not spare them.
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2 Corinthians 10:6
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6 And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient.
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Proverbs 27:22
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22 You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
Proverbs 19:29
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29 Punishment is made for mockers,
and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.
Proverbs 19:25
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25 If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
Proverbs 17:10
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10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
Judges 8:5-7
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5 When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town, “Please give my warriors some food. They are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
6 But the officials of Succoth replied, “Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your army.”
7 So Gideon said, “After the Lord gives me victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will return and tear your flesh with the thorns and briers from the wilderness.”
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