Proverbs 27:22
The Scripture
(22) Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the book continues its teaching on the value of wisdom and the perils of pride, offering the well‑known proverb that a lion is afraid of a lamb and that the wicked will be cut off. It also stresses that true wisdom comes from reverence for the Lord.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 23:35Exodus 12:30Exodus 14:5Exodus 15:9II Chronicles 28:22II Chronicles 28:23Isaiah 1:5Jeremiah 5:3Jeremiah 44:15Jeremiah 44:16Revelation 16:10Revelation 16:11
Related verses (shared words)
Obadiah 1:12Lamentations 4:15Jeremiah 4:30I Corinthians 7:30II Corinthians 7:8