Cross References Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him. Proverbs 23:35 And thou shalt say: They have beaten me, but I was not sensible of pain: they drew me, and I felt not: when shall I awake and find wine again? Proverbs 26:11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly. Jeremiah 5:3 O Lord, thy eyes are upon truth: thou hast struck them, and they have not grieved: thou hast bruised them, and they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than the rock, and they have refused to return. Jeremiah 13:23 If the Ethiopian can change his skin, or the leopard his spots: you also may do well, when you have learned evil. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him. Proverbs 23:25 Let thy father and thy mother be joyful, and let her rejoice that bore thee. Exodus 12:30 And Pharao arose in the night, and all his servants, and all Egypt: and there arose a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house wherein there lay not one dead. Exodus 14:5 And it was told the king of the Egyptians that the people was fled: and the heart of Pharao and of his servants was changed with regard to the people, and they said: What meant we to do, that we let Israel go from serving us? Exodus 15:9 The enemy said: I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoils, my soul shall have its fill: I will draw my sword, my hand shall slay them. 2 Chronicles 28:22,23 Moreover also in the time of his distress he increased contempt against the Lord: king Achaz himself by himself, . . . Isaiah 1:5 For what shall I strike you any more, you that increase transgression? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart is sad. Jeremiah 5:3 O Lord, thy eyes are upon truth: thou hast struck them, and they have not grieved: thou hast bruised them, and they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than the rock, and they have refused to return. Jeremiah 44:15,16 Then all the men that knew that their wives sacrificed to other gods: and all the women of whom there stood by a great multitude, and all the people of them that dwelt in the land of Egypt in Phatures, answered Jeremiah, saying: . . . Revelation 16:10,11 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast. And his kingdom became dark: and they gnawed their tongues for pain. . . . Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…21As silver is tried in the fining-pot, and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge. 22Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.23Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:… Lexicon Thoughאִ֥ם (’im) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you grind תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־ (tiḵ·tō·wōš-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3806: To pound, pound fine, bray a fool הָאֱוִ֨יל ׀ (hā·’ĕ·wîl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 191: Foolish in a mortar בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ (bam·maḵ·têš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4388: A mortar, a socket with a pestle בַּֽעֱלִ֑י (ba·‘ĕ·lî) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5940: A pestle along with בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre grain, הָ֭רִיפוֹת (hā·rî·p̄ō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 7383: Perhaps grain [yet] his folly אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ (’iw·wal·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 200: Silliness will not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no depart תָס֥וּר (ṯā·sūr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5493: To turn aside from him. מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו (mê·‘ā·lāw) Preposition-m | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Additional Translations Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.Though you should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him. If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among bruised corn, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him. Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him. 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