Psalms 32:9
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 32 connects to 9 cross-references. A wisdom thanksgiving psalm attributed to David, counted among the seven penitential psalms. He describes the blessed state of the person whose transgression is forgiven and sin covered, having experienced the alternative misery of unconfessed sin when his bones wasted …
Other Translations
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Elsethey will not come near unto thee.
Be ye not as a horse--as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.
Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...
Cross References
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they …
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I …
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe …
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed …
Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.