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Psalm 32:9
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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.”
Psalm 32:9
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Psalm 32:9
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9 Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle(A)
or they will not come to you.
Proverbs 26:3
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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 26:3
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Proverbs 26:3
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James 4:7-10
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James 4:7-10
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7 So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. 9 Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
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James 4:7-10
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James 4:7-10
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7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil,(A) and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you.(B) Wash your hands,(C) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(D) you double-minded.(E) 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.(F) 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(G)
Jeremiah 4:22
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Jeremiah 4:22
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22 “My people are foolish
and do not know me,” says the Lord.
“They are stupid children
who have no understanding.
They are clever enough at doing wrong,
but they have no idea how to do right!”
James 3:3
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James 3:3
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3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth.
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James 3:3
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James 3:3
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3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.(A)
Job 35:11
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Job 35:11
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11 Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals
and wiser than the birds of the sky?’
Jeremiah 8:6-7
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Jeremiah 8:6-7
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6 I listen to their conversations
and don’t hear a word of truth.
Is anyone sorry for doing wrong?
Does anyone say, “What a terrible thing I have done”?
No! All are running down the path of sin
as swiftly as a horse galloping into battle!
7 Even the stork that flies across the sky
knows the time of her migration,
as do the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane.[a]
They all return at the proper time each year.
But not my people!
They do not know the Lord’s laws.
Footnotes
- 8:7 The identification of some of these birds is uncertain.
Jeremiah 8:6-7
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Jeremiah 8:6-7
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6 I have listened(A) attentively,
but they do not say what is right.
None of them repent(B) of their wickedness,
saying, “What have I done?”
Each pursues their own course(C)
like a horse charging into battle.
7 Even the stork in the sky
knows her appointed seasons,
and the dove, the swift and the thrush
observe the time of their migration.
But my people do not know(D)
the requirements of the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:18
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Jeremiah 31:18
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18 I have heard Israel[a] saying,
‘You disciplined me severely,
like a calf that needs training for the yoke.
Turn me again to you and restore me,
for you alone are the Lord my God.
Jeremiah 31:18
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Jeremiah 31:18
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