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Proverbs 27:3
A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
Proverbs 27:3 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 27:3 in other translations
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
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In context
1 Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.
2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
4 Wrath is cruel, and angry feeling an overflowing stream; but who does not give way before envy?
5 Better is open protest than love kept secret.
6 The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.
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