# Proverbs 27.3

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**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
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> **3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.**
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> 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy? 5. Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. (Proverbs 27:1-5, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring. 2. Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
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> **3. A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.**
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> 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy? 5. Better is open rebuke than hidden love. (Proverbs 27:1-5, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. <sup>to: Heb. to morrow day</sup> 2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
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> **3. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. <sup>heavy: Heb. heaviness</sup>**
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> 4. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? <sup>Wrath: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing</sup> <sup>envy: or, jealousy?</sup> 5. Open rebuke is better than secret love. (Proverbs 27:1-5, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth. 2. Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
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> **3. A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.**
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> 4. Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy? 5. Better [is] open reproof than hidden love. (Proverbs 27:1-5, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H3519 - kavod](/codex/h3519-kavod/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.