Proverbs 27:22 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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)
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
World English Bible (WEB)
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
| Though | אִ֥ם | ʾim | eem |
| thou shouldest bray | תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ | tiktôš | teek-TOHSH |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| fool a | הָאֱוִ֨יל׀ | hāʾĕwîl | ha-ay-VEEL |
| in a mortar | בַּ֥מַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ | bammaktēš | BA-mahk-TAYSH |
| among | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bĕtôk | beh-TOKE |
| wheat | הָ֭רִיפוֹת | hārîpôt | HA-ree-fote |
| with a pestle, | בַּֽעֱלִ֑י | baʿĕlî | ba-ay-LEE |
| not will yet | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| his foolishness | תָס֥וּר | tāsûr | ta-SOOR |
| depart | מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו | mēʿālāyw | MAY-ah-LAV |
| from | אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ | ʾiwwaltô | ee-wahl-TOH |