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Proverbs 26:11
11As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
Proverbs 26:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
Context of Proverbs 26:11
9Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. 10Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by. As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. 12Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them. 13A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
Read all of Proverbs 26Proverbs 26:11 word by word
כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־קֵא֑וֹ כְּ֝סִ֗יל שׁוֹנֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 26:11
- Exodus 8:15But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
- Matthew 12:45Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”
- 2 Peter 2:22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
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
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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
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