Proverbs
Proverbs 27:3–4
3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 27:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stone | אֶ֭בֶן | ’e·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| is heavy | כֹּֽבֶד־ | kō·ḇeḏ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3514 heaviness |
| and sand | הַח֑וֹל | ha·ḥō·wl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2344 sand |
| a burden | וְנֵ֣טֶל | wə·nê·ṭel | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5192 burden, weight |
| but aggravation | וְכַ֥עַס | wə·ḵa·‘as | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3708 vexation, anger |
| from a fool | אֱ֝וִ֗יל | ’ĕ·wîl | Noun - masculine singular | H191 foolish |
| outweighs them | כָּבֵ֥ד | kā·ḇêḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H3515 heavy |
| both | מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | miš·šə·nê·hem | Preposition-m; Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H8147 two |
Proverbs 27:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrath | חֵ֭מָה | ḥê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| cruel | אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת | ’aḵ·zə·rî·yūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H395 cruelty, fierceness |
| and anger | אָ֑ף | ’āp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| like a flood | וְשֶׁ֣טֶף | wə·še·ṭep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7858 flood |
| but who | וּמִ֥י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can withstand | יַ֝עֲמֹד | ya·‘ă·mōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| jealousy | קִנְאָֽה׃ | qin·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 27:3 Daniel 3:19 · 1 John 3:12 · Proverbs 17:12 · Genesis 49:7 · 1 Samuel 22:18–19
Proverbs 27:4 Proverbs 6:34 · Proverbs 14:30 · James 3:14–16 · Job 5:2 · Matthew 27:18 · Acts 7:9 · 1 John 3:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.