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


In Context

8 As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So is he who is giving honour to a fool.

9 A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

10 Great is the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.

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

12 Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

13 The slothful hath said, 'A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'

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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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