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

9Like a thorn that sticks in the hand of a heavy drinker, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools. 10Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by. Like a dog that returns to its vomit, So is a fool who repeats his foolishness. 12Do you see a person wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. 13A lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road! A lion is in the public square!”

Proverbs 26:11 word by word

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

• a dogכֶּ֫לֶבkeleb · dogH3611
• that returnsשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to its vomitקֵאqê' qîy' · vomitH6892
• So is a foolכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684
• repeatsשָׁנָהshânâh · to repeatH8138
• his foolishnessאִוֶּ֫לֶת'ivveleth · follyH200

Cross-references for Proverbs 26:11

• Exodus 8:15But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
• Matthew 12:45Then it goes and brings along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they come in and live there; and the last condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”
• 2 Peter 2:22It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”

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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• Quotations and Allusions
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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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