Proverbs 27:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsProverbs 27:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
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World English Bible Public Domain
A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
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King James Version Public Domain
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The heaviness of a stone and the weightiness of the sand, yet the vexation of a fool heavier than the two of them.
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