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Proverbs 27:3

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 27:3 in other translations

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

Proverbs 27:3 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 27:3 in context

  1. 1Don’t boast about tomorrow;
    for you don’t know what a day may bring.
  2. 2Let another man praise you,
    and not your own mouth;
    a stranger, and not your own lips.
  3. 3A stone is heavy,
    and sand is a burden;
    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
  4. 4Wrath is cruel,
    and anger is overwhelming;
    but who is able to stand before jealousy?
  5. 5Better is open rebuke
    than hidden love.