Proverbs 27:3
The Scripture
(3) A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the book continues its teaching on the value of wisdom and the perils of pride, offering the well‑known proverb that a lion is afraid of a lamb and that the wicked will be cut off. It also stresses that true wisdom comes from reverence for the Lord.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 17:12Genesis 34:25Genesis 34:26Genesis 49:7I Samuel 22:18I Samuel 22:19Esther 3:5Esther 3:6Daniel 3:19I John 3:12
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