Proverbs 27:3
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- WEB
- A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
- ASV
- A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool`s vexation is heavier than they both.
- DARBY
- A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
- BLB
- The heaviness of a stone and the weight of the sand—and the anger of a fool [is] heavier than both of them.
- ÅB
- Steinen er tung, og sanden veier meget, men dårens harme er tyngre enn begge.
- OTB
- En stein er tung og sand er byrdefull, men en dåres provokasjon er tyngre enn begge.
- B1930
- Stenen er tung, og sanden veier meget, men dårens harme er tyngre enn begge.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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