Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation The weight of stone and sand is nothing compared to the trouble that stupidity can cause. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both. heavy Proverbs 17:12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. Genesis 34:25,26 And behold the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest: two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, taking their swords, entered boldly into the city and slew all the men. . . . Genesis 49:7 Cursed be their fury, because it was stubborn: and their wrath, because it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and will scatter them in Israel. 1 Samuel 22:18,19 And the king said to Doeg: Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg, the Edomite, turned, and fell upon the priests, and slew in that day eighty-five men that wore the linen ephod. . . . Esther 5:6 And the king said to her, after he had drunk wine plentifully: What dost thou desire should be given thee? and for what thing askest thou? although thou shouldst ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt have it. Daniel 3:19 Then was Nabuchodonosor filled with fury: and the countenance of his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, and he commanded that the furnace should be heated seven times more than it had been accustomed to be heated. 1 John 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked: and his brother's just. Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…2Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips. 3A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.4Anger hath no mercy: nor fury, when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?… Cross References Job 5:2 Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one. Proverbs 12:16 A fool immediately sheweth his anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise. Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips. Proverbs 27:4 Anger hath no mercy: nor fury, when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked? Additional Translations A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both. A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both. A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both. A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both. Jump to Previous Anger Burden Crushing Fool Foolish Fool's Great Greater Heavier Heavy Provocation Sand Stone Vexation Weight Weighty WrathJump to Next Anger Burden Crushing Fool Foolish Fool's Great Greater Heavier Heavy Provocation Sand Stone Vexation Weight Weighty WrathLinks Proverbs 27:3 NIVProverbs 27:3 NLT Proverbs 27:3 ESV Proverbs 27:3 NASB Proverbs 27:3 KJV Proverbs 27:3 Bible Apps Proverbs 27:3 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:3 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:3 French Bible Proverbs 27:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a and both burden but by fool heavier heavy is of provocation sand Stone than the them weighty OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy and sand (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
    |