Proverbs 27:22
King James Version (KJV)
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
World English Bible (WEB)
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 Cross References
And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
