Verse Comparison: Proverbs 27:22
American Standard Version
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Amplified® Bible
Even though like grain you should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Contemporary English Version
No matter how hard you beat a fool, you can't pound out the foolishness.
Darby English Version
If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
Good News Bible
Even if you beat fools half to death, you still can't beat their foolishness out of them.
King James Version
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
New American Standard Bible
Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, {Yet} his foolishness will not depart from him.
New International Version
Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding him like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove his folly from him.
New King James Version
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Revised Standard Version
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Young's Literal Translation
If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
