Proverbs 27:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 27:22

20 ^aHell¹ and Destruction are never full;
So ^bthe eyes of man are never satisfied.

21 ^aThe refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.

22 ^aThough you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

23 Be diligent to know the state of your ^aflocks,
And attend to your herds;

24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

25 ^aWhen the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

26 The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;

27 You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And the nourishment of your maidservants.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 27:22

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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.

New English Translation
If you should pound¹ the fool in the mortar among the grain² with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.³

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