Proverbs 27:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. | A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. | A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] heaviness of | כֹּֽבֶד־ | koed- | H3514 | heavinessכֹּ֫בֶד (ko.ved) 1) weight, heaviness, mass, great 1a) heaviness, weight 1b) mass, abundance 1c) vehemence, heaviness |
| a stone | אֶ֭בֶן | 'E-ven | H0068G | stoneאֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) : stone 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror … |
| and [the] weight of | וְנֵ֣טֶל | ve-NE-tel | H5192 | weightנֵ֫טֶל (ne.tel) burden, weight |
| the sand | הַח֑וֹל | ha-CHOL | H2344 | sandחוֹל (chol) sand |
| and [the] provocation of | וְכַ֥עַס | ve-KHA-'as | H3708A | vexationכַּ֫עַס (ka.as) anger, vexation Also means: ka.as (כַּ֫עַשׂ "vexation" H3708B) |
| a fool | אֱ֝וִ֗יל | 'e-VIL | H0191 | fool(ish)אֱוִיל (e.vil) 1) be foolish, foolish 1a) (subst) 1a1) of one who despises wisdom 1a2) of one who mocks when guilty 1a3) of one who is quarrelsome 1a4) of one who is licentious |
| [is] heavy | כָּבֵ֥ד | ka-VED | H3515 | heavyכָּבֵד (ka.ved) 1) heavy, great 1a) heavy 1b) massive, abundant, numerous 1c) heavy, dull 1d) hard, difficult, burdensome 1e) very oppressive, numerous, rich |
| more than both of them | מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | mi-she-nei-HEM | H8147 | twoשְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.