Proverbs 27:3
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
American King James Version (AKJV)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
Webster's Revision
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
Barnes's Proverbs 27:3 Bible Commentary
Compare Ecclus. 22:15; a like comparison between the heaviest material burdens and the more intolerable load of unreasoning passion.
Wesley's Proverbs 27:3 Bible Commentary
27:3 Heavier - More grievous, being without cause, without measure, and without end.
