Proverbs 27:22
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations of Proverbs 27:22
“Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnesse depart from him.”King James Version (1611) -
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“Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, {Yet} his foolishness will not depart from him.”New American Standard Version (1995)
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”American Standard Version (1901)
“Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.”Basic English Bible
“If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.”Darby Bible
“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. ”Douay Rheims Bible
“Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him. ”Webster's Bible
“Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.”World English Bible
“If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.”Youngs Literal Bible
“ Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”Jewish Publication Society Bible
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