Proverbs 27:22

Catholic Public Domain Version

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.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:33

After these words, Jeroboam did not turn back from his very evil way. Instead, to the contrary, he made priests for the high places out of the least of the people. Whosoever was willing, he filled his hand, and he became a priest of the high places.

Exodus 12:30

And Pharaoh rose up in the night, and all his servants, and all of Egypt. And there arose a great outcry in Egypt. For there was not a house in which no one lay dead.

Exodus 14:5

And it was reported to the king of the Egyptians that the people had fled. And the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed about the people, and they said, "What did we intend to do, so that we released Israel from serving us?"

Exodus 15:9

The enemy said: 'I will pursue and overtake them. I will divide the spoils. My soul will be filled. I will unsheathe my sword. My hand will put them to death.'

Proverbs 14:24

The crown of the wise is their wealth. The senselessness of the foolish is imprudence.

Proverbs 23:35

And you will say: "They have beaten me, but I did not feel pain. They have dragged me, and I did not realize it. When will I awaken and find more wine?"

Proverbs 26:11

Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.

Isaiah 1:5

For what reason shall I continue to strike you, as you increase transgressions? The entire head is feeble, and the entire heart is grieving.

Jeremiah 13:23

If the Ethiopian is able to change his skin, or the leopard is able to change his spots, then you also may be able to do well, though you have learned evil.

Jeremiah 5:3

O Lord, your eyes look with favor upon faith. You have struck them, and they have not grieved. You have bruised them, and they have refused to accept discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, and they are not willing to return.

1 Samuel 19:21

And when this was reported to Saul, he sent other messengers. But they also prophesied. And again, Saul sent messengers a third time. And they also prophesied. And Saul, being exceedingly angry,