Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
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ASV
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
KJV
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
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8 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּֽבֶד־ | koed- | [the] heaviness of | H3514 → |
| אֶ֭בֶן | 'E.ven | a stone | H68 → |
| וְנֵ֣טֶל | ve.Ne.tel | and [the] weight of | H5192 → |
| הַח֑וֹל | ha.Chol | <the> sand | H2344 → |
| וְכַ֥עַס | ve.Kha.'as | and [the] provocation of | H3708 → |
| אֱ֝וִ֗יל | 'e.Vil | a fool | H191 → |
| כָּבֵ֥ד | ka.Ved | [is] heavy | H3515 → |
| מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | mi.she.nei.Hem | more than both of them | H8147 → |
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