Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
A stone is heavy and sand a burden, and the wrath of the foolish one heavy more than they two.
New American Standard Bible
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
King James Version
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Holman Bible
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
International Standard Version
Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both.
A Conservative Version
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation 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.
Amplified
Stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But a fool’s [unreasonable] wrath is heavier and more burdensome than both of them.
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.
Darby Translation
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
King James 2000
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Heavy [is] a stone and weighty [is] sand, but [the] provocation of a fool [is] heavier than both of them.
Modern King James verseion
A stone is heavy, and sand is heavy; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
NET Bible
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
New Heart English Bible
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
The Emphasized Bible
Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, - but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
Webster
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
World English Bible
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
Youngs Literal Translation
A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
2 A stranger shall praise thee, and not thy mouth; a stranger, and not thy lips. 3 A stone is heavy and sand a burden, and the wrath of the foolish one heavy more than they two. 4 Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing; and who shall stand before jealousy?
Cross References
Proverbs 17:12
A bereaved bear meeting with a, man, and not a fool in his folly.
Genesis 34:25-26
And it will be in the third day, in their having pain, and the two sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, will take a man his sword, and will go against the city securely, and will kill every male.
Genesis 49:7
Cursed their anger, for it was hard; and their wrath, for it was hardened: I will divide them in Jacob, and I will disperse them in Israel
1 Samuel 22:18-19
And the king will say to Doeg, Turn thou about, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite will turn about, and he will fall upon the priests and kill in that day eighty and five men lifting up a linen ephod.
Esther 3:5-6
And Haman will see that Mordecai bowed not, and not worshiping to him, and Haman will be filled with wrath.
Daniel 3:19
In that time Nebuchadnezzar being filled with wrath, and the form of the visage was changed to him against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego: he answered and said to heat to the furnace one seven times above that it was seen to be heated.
1 John 3:12
Not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And for what slew he him? Because his works were evil, and those of his brother just.