Proverbs 27:3
Legacy Standard Bible
3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of an ignorant fool is heavier than both of them.
Proverbs 27:3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 27:22
Legacy Standard Bible
22 Though you (A)pound an ignorant fool in a mortar with a pestle in the midst of crushed grain,
His [a]folly will not turn aside from him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:22 A lack of wisdom due to negligence or carelessness; the activity of an ignorant fool
Proverbs 27:22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
22 Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.(A)
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