Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. New Living Translation As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness. English Standard Version Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly. Berean Standard Bible As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. King James Bible As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. New King James Version As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly. New American Standard Bible Like a dog that returns to its vomit, So is a fool who repeats his foolishness. NASB 1995 Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly. NASB 1977 Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly. Legacy Standard Bible Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly. Amplified Bible Like a dog that returns to his vomit Is a fool who repeats his foolishness. Christian Standard Bible As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness. Holman Christian Standard Bible As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness. American Standard Version As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so is a fool that is insane in his foolishness. Brenton Septuagint Translation As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame that is glory and grace. Contemporary English Version Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness. Douay-Rheims Bible As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly. English Revised Version As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly. GOD'S WORD® Translation As a dog goes back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeats his stupidity. Good News Translation A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit. International Standard Version A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly. JPS Tanakh 1917 As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly. Literal Standard Version As a dog has returned to its vomit, | A fool is repeating his folly. Majority Standard Bible As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. New American Bible As dogs return to their vomit, so fools repeat their folly. NET Bible Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. New Revised Standard Version Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly. New Heart English Bible As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly. Webster's Bible Translation As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. World English Bible As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly. Young's Literal Translation As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Similitudes and Instructions…10Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby. 11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. 12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.… Cross References 2 Peter 2:22 Of them the proverbs are true: "A dog returns to its vomit," and, "A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud." Exodus 8:15 When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said. Proverbs 23:35 "They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?" Proverbs 26:10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby. Proverbs 27:22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. Treasury of Scripture As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly. a dog Exodus 8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. Matthew 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. 2 Peter 2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. returneth to his folly Jump to Previous Able Acts Dog Folly Food Fool Foolish Repeateth Repeating Repeats Returneth Returns Turneth VomitJump to Next Able Acts Dog Folly Food Fool Foolish Repeateth Repeating Repeats Returneth Returns Turneth VomitProverbs 26 1. observations about fools13. about sluggards 17. and about contentious busybodies (11) So a fool returneth to his folly.--Though he knows it to be folly, and ruinous to him: but vice has become to him a second nature, and he cannot, even if he would, escape from it. This is especially true of those who have given way to drink or impurity of life.Verse 11. - As the dog returneth to his vomit (see 2 Peter 2:22, which, however, is not quoted from the Septuagint), so a fool returneth to his folly; or, repeateth his folly. The fool never frees himself from the trammels of his foolishness; his deeds and words always bear the same character to the end. The same truth holds good of the sinner, especially the drunkard and the sensualist. If they feel temporary compunction, and reject their sin by partial repentance, they do not really shake it off wholly; it has become a second nature to them, and they soon relapse into it. Septuagint, "As when a dog goes to his own vomit and becomes hateful, so is a fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin." The LXX. adds a distich which is found in Ecclus. 4:21, "There is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a shame that is glory and grace." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew As a dogכְּ֭כֶלֶב (kə·ḵe·leḇ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3611: A dog, a male prostitute returns שָׁ֣ב (šāḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against its vomit, קֵא֑וֹ (qê·’ōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6892: What is vomited up, vomit so a fool כְּ֝סִ֗יל (kə·sîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool repeats שׁוֹנֶ֥ה (šō·w·neh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8138: To fold, duplicate, to transmute his folly. בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ (ḇə·’iw·wal·tōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 200: Silliness Links Proverbs 26:11 NIVProverbs 26:11 NLT Proverbs 26:11 ESV Proverbs 26:11 NASB Proverbs 26:11 KJV Proverbs 26:11 BibleApps.com Proverbs 26:11 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 26:11 Chinese Bible Proverbs 26:11 French Bible Proverbs 26:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 26:11 As a dog that returns to his (Prov. 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