Proverbs 27:22

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

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.

23Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

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Cross References

Exodus 14:5And it is declared to the king of Egypt that the people hath fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants is turned against the people, and they say, 'What [is] this we have done? that we have sent Israel away from our service.'

1 Samuel 19:21And they declare [it] to Saul, and he sendeth other messengers, and they prophesy — they also; and Saul addeth and sendeth messengers a third time, and they prophesy — they also.

2 Chronicles 28:22And in the time of his distress — he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),

Proverbs 23:35'They smote me, I have not been sick, They beat me, I have not known. When I awake — I seek it yet again!'

Jeremiah 5:3Jehovah, Thine eyes, are they not on stedfastness? Thou hast smitten them, and they have not grieved, Thou hast consumed them, They have refused to receive instruction, They made their faces harder than a rock, They have refused to turn back.

Revelation 16:10And the fifth messenger did pour out his vial upon the throne of the beast, and his kingdom did become darkened, and they were gnawing their tongues from the pain,

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:22

21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. This gives us a touchstone by which we may try ourselves. Silver and gold are tried by putting them into the furnace and fining-pot; so is man tried by praising him. Let him be extolled and preferred, and then he will show himself what he is. 1. If a man be made, by the applause that is given him, proud, conceited, and scornful,—if he take the glory to himself which he should transmit to God, as Herod did,—if, the more he is… Read the whole commentary →

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