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Proverbs 27:3

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3A stone is †heavy, and cthe sand weighty;

But a ccfool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. heaviness. Isai. 30:27.
  2. ccch. 12:16. Comp. ch. 17:12.

Cross references

  1. cEcclus. 22:15.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Stone is heavy and sand a burden,

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,

but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

NLTNew Living Translation

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,

but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Heavy is a stone and weighty is sand,

but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.