Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 27:3
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Berean Standard Bible
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
King James Version
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than them both.
World English Bible
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
American Standard Version
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
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