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Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:3 · World English Bible
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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 Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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