Proverbs 27:3

Proverbs 27:3 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3Stone is heavy and sand a burden,

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

3A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,

But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

3Stone is heavy and the sand weighty,

But a fool’s [unreasonable] wrath is heavier and more burdensome than both of them.

3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden,

but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;

But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

3A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.

3A stone is heavy,

and sand is a burden;

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

3Stones are heavy, and sand weighs a lot.

But letting a foolish person make you angry is a heavier load than both of them.

3A stone is heavy to carry and sand also weighs a lot.

But the silly acts of a fool give more pain than both of those.

3A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, || And the anger of a fool || Is heavier than them both.