King James Version
Proverbs 27:22 in the King James Version says “Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. never: Heb. not
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. look: Heb. set thy heart
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? riches: Heb. strength to: Heb. to generation and generation?
KJV Study — Public Domain
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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