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Proverbs 27:3

3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,

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

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Proverbs 27:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Stone is heavy and sand a burden,

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Proverbs 27:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,

but a complaining fool is worse than either.

Proverbs 27:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Stones are heavy. Sand weighs a lot.

But letting a foolish person make you angry is a heavier load than both of them.


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