Proverbs 27:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Young's Literal Translation
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

King James Bible
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both.

Hebrew
A stone
אֶ֭בֶן (’e·ḇen)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 68: A stone

is heavy
כֹּֽבֶד־ (kō·ḇeḏ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3514: Weight, multitude, vehemence

and sand
הַח֑וֹל (ha·ḥō·wl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2344: Sand

[is] a burden,
וְנֵ֣טֶל (wə·nê·ṭel)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5192: Burden, weight

but aggravation
וְכַ֥עַס (wə·ḵa·‘as)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3708: Vexation, anger

from a fool
אֱ֝וִ֗יל (’ĕ·wîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 191: Foolish

outweighs
כָּבֵ֥ד (kā·ḇêḏ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3515: Heavy

them both.
מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ (miš·šə·nê·hem)
Preposition-m | Number - mdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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