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Proverbs 26:11

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 26:11 in other translations

As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.

Proverbs 26:11 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:11 in context

  1. 9Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,
    so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
  2. 10As an archer who wounds all,
    so is he who hires a fool
    or he who hires those who pass by.
  3. 11As a dog that returns to his vomit,
    so is a fool who repeats his folly.
  4. 12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  5. 13The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
    A fierce lion roams the streets!”