Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
In context
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 weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. 4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 27:3 in the KJV
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 27:3 in the NIV
Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.