11As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.


In Context

8 As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

10 A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.

11 As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.

12 Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

13 The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!

Proverbs 26:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog that returneth to his vomit,'so is a fool that repeateth his folly.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.