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Heavyכֹּבֶדis the stone,אֶבֶןandוְa burdenנֵטֶלthe sand,הַחוֹלbutוְthe vexationכַעַסof a foolאֱוִילis heavierכָּבֵדthan both of them.מִשְּׁנֵיהֶם
Proverbs 27:3
Study it in the app“Heavy is the stone, and a burden the sand, but the vexation of a fool is heavier than both of them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 27:3, word by word
- Heavyכֹּבֶדkoved
weight, heaviness
Weight, a heavy load; also greatness or vehemence.
Where else “koved” appears- is the stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- a burdenנֵטֶלnetel
weight, burden
A load, a burden.
Where else “netel” appears- the sandחוֹלchol
sand
Sand.
Where else “chol” appears- the vexationכַעַסchaas
provocation
What makes someone angry, above all what enrages God.
Where else “chaas” appears- of a foolאֱוִילevil
fool
A fool: one who will not learn or accept correction. It does not speak of a lack of intelligence but of an attitude toward life and toward God.
Where else “evil” appears- is heavierכָּבֵדkaved
heavy
That weighs much and is hard to carry.
Where else “kaved” appears- than both of themשְּׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears
The context
2Let a stranger praise you, and not your own mouth; a foreigner, and not your own lips.
3 · This verse (above)
4Cruelty of wrath and a flood of anger, but who can stand before jealousy?