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Proverbs 27:3
3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 27:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
- New International Version (NIV)Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both of them.
Context of Proverbs 27:3
1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2Let 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. 4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy? 5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Read all of Proverbs 27Proverbs 27:3 word by word
כֹּֽבֶד־אֶ֭בֶן וְנֵ֣טֶל הַח֑וֹל וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 27:3
- Proverbs 17:12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
- Genesis 34:25Three 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 49:7Cursed 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.
- 1 Samuel 22:18So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
- Esther 5:6And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
- Daniel 3:19At 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 3:12Do 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.
Commentaries on Proverbs 27:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Compare Sirach 22:15; a like comparison between the heaviest material burdens and the more intolerable load of unreasoning passion.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-4Verses 3-4 Those who have no command of their passions, sink under the load.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Fools create strong resentment with their foolish words and actions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. heavy--The literal sense of "heavy," applied to material subjects, illustrates its figurative, "grievous," applied to moral. a fool's wrath--is unreasonable and excessive.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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