Proverbs
Proverbs 27:3
3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
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.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 3:19 · 1 John 3:12 · Proverbs 17:12 · Genesis 49:7 · 1 Samuel 22:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.