Proverbs 27:22
“Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 27:22 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn du den Narren mit der Keule im Mörser zerstießest, mitten unter der Grütze, so würde seine Narrheit doch nicht von ihm weichen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Aunque majes al necio en un mortero entre granos de trigo á pisón majados, no se quitará de él su necedad.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ainda que esmagues ao tolo em um pilão junto com os grãos, ainda assim sua loucura não se separaria dele.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mesmo que tritures o tolo com o pilão, junto com o grão, ainda assim, a insensatez não o deixará.
📖 Proverbs 27:22 in Context
20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
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