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stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
Context / meaning
Proverbs 27 [1.] 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.
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?
vexed
PIB Scriptures are derived from the World English Bible
Proverbs 27:3
Context / meaning
Proverbs 27 [1.] 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.
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?
vexed