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


In Context

8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.

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

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:11As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool 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.