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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 27) Proverbs 27:3-4 KJV
"A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?"
Proverbs 27:3-4 in Context (Verses 1–7 KJV)
1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.*
2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.*
4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?**
5
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.*
7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.*