Proverbs 27:22 - Revised Version 188522 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among bruised corn, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176922 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition22 Even though like grain you should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. See the chapterCommon English Bible22 Even if you grind fools in a mortar, even grinding them along with the grain, their folly won’t be driven from them. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version22 Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him. See the chapter |