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 O Xeol e a perdição nunca estão saciados; assim também os olhos do homem nunca estão satisfeitos.

21 [Como] o crisol é para a prata, e o forno para o ouro, assim o homem [é provado] pelos louvores que lhe dizem.

22 Ainda que esmagues ao tolo em um pilão junto com os grãos, ainda assim sua loucura não se separaria dele.

23 Procura conhecer a condição de tuas ovelhas; põe teu coração sobre o gado;

24 porque o tesouro não [dura] para sempre; nem uma coroa [dura] de geração em geração.

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What Does Proverbs 27:22 Mean?

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