Proverbs 27:3
An even (stone) is heavy, and the chol (sand) weighty; 1 but a foolʼs wrath is heavier than them both. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 49:7Arur (cursed) be their anger, for it was fierce; 1 and their wrath, for it was cruel; 1 I will dispense them in Ya'akov, 1 and scatter them in Yisroel. 1
1 Samuel 22:18And HaMelech said to Do'eg, Turn thou, and strike the Kohanim. And Do'eg the Edomi turned, and he struck the Kohanim, and slaughtered on that day fourscore and five ish that did wear ephod bad (linen robe).
Proverbs 17:12Let an ish meet a dov robbed of her cubs 1 rather than a kesil in his folly. 1
1 John 3:12Not as Kayin, who was of the evil one, and slaughtered the ach of him; and for what cause did he slaughter him? Because the ma'asim of him were ra'im and the ma'asim of the ach of him were ma'asei tzedek. + 3:12 Gn 4:8; Ps 38:20; Prov 29:10
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:3
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Note, 1. We must do that which is commendable, for which even strangers may praise us. Our light must shine before men, and we must do good works that may be seen, though we must not do them on purpose that they may be seen. Let our own works be such as will praise us, even in the gates, Phil. iv. 8 . 2. When we have done it we must not commend ourselves, for that is an evidence of pride, folly, and self-love, and a great… Read the whole commentary →