New International Version (NIV)
9Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.
Psalm 32:9
Psalm 32:9 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
9Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
9Do not be like the horse or like the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bridle and rein to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
9Do not be like the horse or mule,
which have no understanding;
they must be controlled with bit and bridle
to make them come to you.
American Standard Version (ASV)
9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding;
Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in,
Else they will not come near unto thee.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
9Be ye not like an horse, or like a mule, which vnderstand not: whose mouthes thou doest binde with bit and bridle, least they come neere thee.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
9Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding,
who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
9Don’t be like a horse or a mule.
They can’t understand anything.
They have to be controlled by bits and bridles.
If they aren’t, they won’t come to you.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
9Do not be like a silly horse, or a mule.
You have to use a rope to show them which way to go.
Without that, they will not obey you.’
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
9Do not be as a horse—as a mule, || Without understanding, || With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, || Not to come near to you.