Proverbs 27:22

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him.

Cross References

Jeremiah 5:3

Lord, don’t your eyes look for faithfulness? You have struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They made their faces harder than rock, and they refused to return.

Proverbs 23:35

‘They struck me, but   I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn’t know it! When will I wake up? I’ll look for another drink.’

Isaiah 1:5

Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep on rebelling? The whole head is hurt, and the whole heart is sick.

Exodus 12:30

During the night Pharaoh got up, he along with all his officials and all the Egyptians, and there was a loud wailing  throughout Egypt because there wasn’t a house without someone dead.

Exodus 14:5

When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the people and said, ‘What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.’

Exodus 15:9

The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire will be gratified at their expense. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy   them.’

Proverbs 26:11

As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness.

Jeremiah 13:23

Can the Cushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? If so, you might be able to do what is good, you who are instructed in evil.

1 Samuel 19:21

When they reported to Saul, he sent other agents, and they also began prophesying.  So Saul tried again and sent a third group of agents, and even they began prophesying.

1 Kings 13:33

Even after this,  Jeroboam did not repent  of his evil way but again made priests for the high places from the ranks of the people.  He ordained whoever so desired it, and they became priests of the high places.

Proverbs 14:24

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.