Proverbs 27:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 27:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 27:22 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 27:22 — KJV
“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)
Proverbs 27:22 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 27:22
“And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:22: fool, among, foolishness
“Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:22: though, among, yet
“For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. of them: Heb. in, or, among, etc with: or, in”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:22: though, among, yet
“For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. wounded: Heb. thrust through”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:22: though, among, yet
“For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life. although they...: Heb. though their life were yet among the living in the...: or, whose life is in his iniquity the iniquity: Heb. his iniquity”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 27:22: though, among, yet
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