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Proverbs 27:22

American Standard Version

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

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Proverbs 27:22 in other translations

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 in context

  1. 20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
  2. 21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.
  3. 22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
  4. 23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
  5. 24For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?