OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 3

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy,

and sand is a burden;

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Proverbs 27:3 in context

Proverbs 27:1–6

Don’t boast about tomorrow;

for you don’t know what a day may bring.

Let another man praise you,

and not your own mouth;

a stranger, and not your own lips.

Selected verse

A stone is heavy,

and sand is a burden;

but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Wrath is cruel,

and anger is overwhelming;

but who is able to stand before jealousy?

Better is open rebuke

than hidden love.

The wounds of a friend are faithful,

although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

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