New American Standard Bible (©1995)
A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A stone is heavy, and sand weighs a lot, but annoyance caused by a stubborn fool is heavier than both. King James Bible
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Anger Burden Crushing Fool Foolish Fool's Great Greater Heavier Heavy Provocation Sand Stone Vexation Weight Weighty Wrath Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verses 3-4 These two verses show the intolerable mischief, 1. Of ungoverned passion. The wrath of a fool, who when he is provoked cares not what he says and does, is more grievous than a great stone or a load of sand. It lies heavily upon himself. Those who have no command of their passions do themselves even sink under the load of them. The wrath of a fool lies heavily upon those he is enraged at, to whom, in his fury, he will be in danger of doing some mischief. It is therefore our wisdom not to give provocation to a fool, but, if he be in a passion, to get out of his way. 2. Of rooted malice, which is as much worse than the former as coals of juniper are worse than a fire of thorns. Wrath (it is true) is cruel, and does many a barbarous thing, and anger is outrageous; but a secret enmity at the person of another, an envy at his prosperity, and a desire of revenge for some injury or affront, are much more mischievous. One may avoid a sudden heat, as David escaped Saul's javelin, but when it grows, as Saul's did, to a settled envy, there is no standing before it; it will pursue; it will overtake. He that grieves at the good of another will be still contriving to do him hurt, and will keep his anger for ever. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a and both burden but by fool heavier heavy is of provocation sand Stone than the them weighty Bible Browser | 
