Proverbs 27:3

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

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Matthew Henry · Verses 3–4

Those who have no command of their passions, sink under the load.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.