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Proverbs 26:11
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
Proverbs 26:11 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 26:11 in other translations
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
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In context
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
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