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

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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 Le séjour des morts et l’abîme sont insatiables; De même les yeux de l’homme sont insatiables.

21 Le creuset est pour l’argent, et le fourneau pour l’or; Mais un homme est jugé d’après sa renommée.

22 Quand tu pilerais l’insensé dans un mortier, Au milieu des grains avec le pilon, Sa folie ne se séparerait pas de lui.

23 Connais bien chacune de tes brebis, Donne tes soins à tes troupeaux;

24 Car la richesse ne dure pas toujours, Ni une couronne éternellement.

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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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