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Proverbs 27:22
Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
Proverbs 27:22 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 27:22 in other translations
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
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In context
19 As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
20 Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied.
21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
22 Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
23 Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
24 For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation:—
25 The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
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