Compare Translations for Proverbs 27:22

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

22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.

22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

22 Pound on a fool all you like - you can't pound out foolishness.

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

22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.

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

22 You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.

22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, but the folly will not be driven out.

22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

22 Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

22 Even if you grind fools in a mortar, even grinding them along with the grain, their folly won't be driven from them.

22 Even if you grind fools in a mortar, even grinding them along with the grain, their folly won't be driven from them.

22 You can crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle, along with the grain being crushed; yet his foolishness will not leave him.

22 If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.

22 Even if you beat fools half to death, you still can't beat their foolishness out of them.

22 Even if you beat fools half to death, you still can't beat their foolishness out of them.

22 If you crush a stubborn fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, [even then] his stupidity will not leave him.

22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

22 Though thou should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

22 If you crush a fool in the mortar with the pestle {along with} the crushed grain, it will not drive folly from upon him.

22 Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt in no wise remove his folly from him.

22 Even if you ground up a foolish person like grain in a bowl, you couldn't remove the foolishness.

22 You can grind a foolish person in a mill. You can grind him as you would grind grain with a tool. But you can't remove his foolishness from him.

22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, but the folly will not be driven out.

22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.

22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.

22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.

22 Though thou shouldest grind a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

22 Though thou shouldest grind a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

22 si contuderis stultum in pila quasi tisanas feriente desuper pilo non auferetur ab eo stultitia eius

22 si contuderis stultum in pila quasi tisanas feriente desuper pilo non auferetur ab eo stultitia eius

22 Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] his foolishness will not depart from him.

22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

22 Though thou poundedest a fool in a mortar, as with a pestle smiting above dried barley (like pounding dried barley with a pestle), his folly shall not be done away from him.

22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.