Proverbs 27:3
Proverbs 27:3 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
Proverbs 27:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
Proverbs 27:3 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a complaining fool is worse than either.
Proverbs 27:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;
But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
Proverbs 27:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s vexation is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 A stone is heavy, and sand weighs a lot,
but annoyance caused by a stubborn fool is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 27:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 Heavy is a stone and weighty is sand,
but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
Proverbs 27:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 Stones are heavy. Sand weighs a lot.
But letting a foolish person make you angry is a heavier load than both of them.