Psalm 32:9

New International Version

⁹Do 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.

Psalm 32:9

King James Version

⁹Be 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.

³When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.^(A)

³Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

New International Version (NIV)