Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. New Living Translation A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier. English Standard Version A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. Berean Standard Bible A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. King James Bible A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. New King James Version A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them. New American Standard Bible A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them. NASB 1995 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them. NASB 1977 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them. Legacy Standard Bible A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of an ignorant fool is heavier than both of them. Amplified Bible Stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But a fool’s [unreasonable] wrath is heavier and more burdensome than both of them. Christian Standard Bible A stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. Holman Christian Standard Bible A stone is heavy and sand, a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. American Standard Version A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Stone is heavy and sand is weighty, and the wrath of the fool is heavier than both. Brenton Septuagint Translation A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both. Contemporary English Version Stones and sand are heavy, but trouble caused by a fool is a much heavier load. Douay-Rheims Bible A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both. English Revised Version A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both. GOD'S WORD® Translation A stone is heavy, and sand weighs a lot, but annoyance caused by a stubborn fool is heavier than both. Good News Translation The weight of stone and sand is nothing compared to the trouble that stupidity can cause. International Standard Version Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both. JPS Tanakh 1917 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both. Literal Standard Version A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, | And the anger of a fool | Is heavier than them both. Majority Standard Bible A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. New American Bible Stone is heavy, and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. NET Bible A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them. New Revised Standard Version A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. New Heart English Bible A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. Webster's Bible Translation A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both. World English Bible A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. Young's Literal Translation A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips. 3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. 4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?… Cross References Job 5:2 For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. Proverbs 12:16 A fool's anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth--a stranger, and not your own lips. Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? Treasury of Scripture A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. heavy Proverbs 17:12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Genesis 34:25,26 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males… Genesis 49:7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. Jump to Previous Anger Burden Crushing Fool Foolish Fool's Great Greater Heavier Heavy Provocation Sand Stone Vexation Weight Weighty WrathJump to Next Anger Burden Crushing Fool Foolish Fool's Great Greater Heavier Heavy Provocation Sand Stone Vexation Weight Weighty WrathProverbs 27 1. observations of self love5. of true love 11. of care to avoid offenses 23. and of the household care (3) But a fool's wrath is heavier than them both--i.e., harder to bear. (Comp. Ecclesiasticus 12:15.) The "fool" here (evil) is the headstrong, self-willed person. who has never learned to control himself, but bursts out into the maddest rage when crossed.Verse 3. - A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; literally, heaviness of a stone, weight of the sand. The substantives are more forcible than the corresponding adjectives would be: the versions rather weaken the form of the expression by rendering, Grave est saxum, etc. The quality in the things mentioned is weight, heaviness, ponderosity; that is what we are bidden regard. A fool's wrath is heavier than them both. The ill temper and anger of a headstrong fool, which he vents on those about him, are harder to endure than any material weight is to carry. Ecclus. 22:15, "Sand and salt and a mass of iron are easier to bear than a man without understanding." The previous verse asks, "What is heavier than lead? and what is the name thereof [i.e. of the heavier thing], but a fool?" Job speaks of his grief being heavier than the sand of the sea (Job 6:3). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A stoneאֶ֭בֶן (’e·ḇen) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 68: A stone is heavy כֹּֽבֶד־ (kō·ḇeḏ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3514: Weight, multitude, vehemence and sand הַח֑וֹל (ha·ḥō·wl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2344: Sand [is] a burden, וְנֵ֣טֶל (wə·nê·ṭel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5192: Burden, weight but aggravation וְכַ֥עַס (wə·ḵa·‘as) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3708: Vexation, anger from a fool אֱ֝וִ֗יל (’ĕ·wîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 191: Foolish outweighs כָּבֵ֥ד (kā·ḇêḏ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3515: Heavy them both. מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ (miš·šə·nê·hem) Preposition-m | Number - mdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) Links Proverbs 27:3 NIVProverbs 27:3 NLT Proverbs 27:3 ESV Proverbs 27:3 NASB Proverbs 27:3 KJV Proverbs 27:3 BibleApps.com Proverbs 27:3 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:3 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:3 French Bible Proverbs 27:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy and sand (Prov. 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