Proverbs 27:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”
Proverbs 27:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 27:22 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 27:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 27:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.”
Proverbs 27:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 27:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. ”
Proverbs 27:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things--with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.”
Proverbs 27:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 27:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him. ”
Proverbs 27:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 27:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.”
Proverbs 27:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 27:22 in Context — Proverbs 27
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
What Does Proverbs 27:22 Mean?
Proverbs 27:22 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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