Proverbs 27:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsProverbs 27:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אִ֥ם
ʼim
H518
if
תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ
kâthash
H3806
to pound
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֱוִ֨יל
ʼĕvîyl
H191
fool
בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ
maktêsh
H4388
mortar
בְּת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הָ֭רִיפוֹת
rîyphâh
H7383
grain
בַּֽעֱלִ֑י
ʻĕlîy
H5940
pestle
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָס֥וּר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ
ʼivveleth
H200
folly
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World English Bible Public Domain
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Even if you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle in the midst of ground grains, his folly will not turn away from on him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).