Proverbs 27:3 “A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool out…”

Proverbs 27:3

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

Bible in Basic English

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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Cross references

“but”

Daniel 3:19 1 John 3:12 Proverbs 17:12 Genesis 49:7 Genesis 34:25 Genesis 34:26

Daniel 3:19 · BSB

At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,

1 John 3:12 · BSB

Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

Proverbs 17:12 · BSB

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

Genesis 49:7 · BSB

Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

Genesis 34:25 · BSB

Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

Genesis 34:26 · BSB

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.

4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Read Proverbs 27