Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on Psalm 32:9 in English Standard Version "Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you." Job 35:11 who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’Pr 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.Jas 3:3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.