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.