Proverbs 27:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.(A)
Proverbs 27:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 27:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
but the folly will not be driven out.(A)
Proverbs 27:22
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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