Proverbs 27:3
Stone is heavy and sand a burden, 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 someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. 3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. 4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
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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.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 27:3 in the ESV
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.