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 El sepulcro y la perdición nunca se hartan: así los ojos del hombre nunca están satisfechos.
21 El crisol [prueba] la plata, y la hornaza el oro: y al hombre la boca del que lo alaba.
22 Aunque majes al necio en un mortero entre granos de trigo á pisón majados, no se quitará de él su necedad.
23 Considera atentamente el aspecto de tus ovejas; pon tu corazón á tus rebaños:
24 Porque las riquezas no son para siempre; ¿y [será] la corona para perpetuas generaciones?
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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