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Proverbs 27:3

American Standard Version

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

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Proverbs 27:3 in other translations

A stone is heavy,
and sand is a burden;
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Proverbs 27:3 · World English Bible

Proverbs 27:3 in context

  1. 1Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
  2. 2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
  3. 3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
  4. 4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
  5. 5Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.