Proverbs 26:11

Proverbs 26:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
• New International Version (NIV)As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.

Context of Proverbs 26:11

9A fool who speaks a proverb is like a drunk person with a thorn in his finger. He does not know what to do with it. 10A soldier who shoots his arrows everywhere is useless. It is the same if you ask a stupid person to do work for you. A sick dog goes back to eat what it could not keep in its stomach. A fool goes back and makes the same mistakes again. 12Some men think that they are already wise. A fool is more likely to learn something than they are. 13A lazy person does not go out of his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street!’

Proverbs 26:11 word by word

כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־קֵא֑וֹ כְּ֝סִ֗יל שׁוֹנֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As a dogכֶּ֫לֶבkeleb · dogH3611
• returnethשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to his vomitקֵאqê' qîy' · vomitH6892
• a foolכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684
• returnethשָׁנָהshânâh · to repeatH8138
• to his follyאִוֶּ֫לֶת'ivveleth · follyH200

Cross-references for Proverbs 26:11

• Exodus 8:15But when Pharaoh saw that the trouble had gone, his mind became hard again. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron. The Lord had said that this would happen, and it did!
• Matthew 12:45So the bad spirit goes out and it brings back seven other spirits. They are even worse than itself. They all go into the person and they live there. Now the person's life is even worse than it was before. The same thing will happen to you bad people who are alive today.’
• 2 Peter 2:22You know these true proverbs: ‘After a dog has been sick, it returns to eat it again.’ Also: ‘After you wash a pig, it will quickly roll in the dirt again.’ These words describe how the false teachers live.

Commentaries on Proverbs 26:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11As a dog returneth to his vomit - See note on 2 Peter 2:22.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 The dog is a loathsome emblem of those sinners who return to their vices, 2Pe 2:22.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Even when foolish actions cause serious problems, a fool continues to act foolishly (Proverbs 17:10; see also 2 Peter 2:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. returneth ... folly--Though disgusting to others, the fool delights in his folly.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 26:11

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• Impenitence
• Quotations and Allusions
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Causeless
• Conceit
• Kindle
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• Talebearer
• Fool; Folly
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• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings