Proverbs 27:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.”

Proverbs 27:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 27:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 27:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.”

Proverbs 27:3 — World English Bible

Proverbs 27:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both. ”

Proverbs 27:3 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 27:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A stone <FI>is<Fi> heavy, and the sand <FI>is<Fi> heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.”

Proverbs 27:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 27:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both. ”

Proverbs 27:3 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 27:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.”

Proverbs 27:3 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 27:3 in Context — Proverbs 27

1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.

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What Does Proverbs 27:3 Mean?

Proverbs 27:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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