Proverbs 27:22-24
Living Bible
22 You can’t separate a rebel from his foolishness though you crush him to powder.
23-24 Riches can disappear fast. And the king’s crown doesn’t stay in his family forever—so watch your business[a] interests closely. Know the state of your flocks and your herds;
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- Proverbs 27:23 business, implied.
Proverbs 27:22-24
New International Version
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
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