22Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.


In Context

19 As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.

20 Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

21 As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.

22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

23 Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks :

24 For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.

Proverbs 27:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:22If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among bruised corn, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:22Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:22If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:22Though you should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.