Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:22
“Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.”
In context
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
22Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
24For riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
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