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Proverbs 27:22 Cross-References

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

Proverbs 27:22 (KJV)

Commentary on Proverbs 27:22

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle (אִם־תִּכְתּוֹשׁ אֶת־הָאֱוִיל בַּמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּעֱלִי, im-tikhtosh et-ha'evil bamakhitesh betokh harifot ba'eli)—the graphic imagery employs כָּתַשׁ (katash, 'to pound, beat') and מַכְתֵּשׁ (makhtesh, 'mortar'), tools for grinding grain with an עֱלִי (eli, 'pestle'). The violent action suggests extreme measures applied to the אֱוִיל (evil, 'fool').Yet will not his foolishness depart from him (לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּוֹ, lo-tasur me'alav ivvalto)—the אִוֶּלֶת (ivvelet, 'folly, foolishness') remains im...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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