Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.
In context
19 As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. 20 Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes. 21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise. 22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; 24 for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. 25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 27:22 in the KJV
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 27:22 in the ESV
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.