Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
As a dog who returns to his vomit, [is] a fool who repeats his folly.
New American Standard Bible
Is a fool who
King James Version
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Holman Bible
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
International Standard Version
A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly.
American Standard Version
As a dog that returneth to his vomit,'so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
Amplified
Like a dog that returns to his vomit
Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
Bible in Basic English
Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
Darby Translation
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.
Julia Smith Translation
As a dog turned back upon his vomit, the foolish one repeated in his folly.
King James 2000
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like a dog returning to his vomit [is] a fool reverting to his folly.
Modern King James verseion
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Like as the dog turneth again to his vomit, even so a fool beginneth his foolishness again afresh.
NET Bible
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
New Heart English Bible
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
The Emphasized Bible
As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
Themes
Dog » Habits of » Returns to eat his own vomit
Dogs » Illustrative » Of fools
Folly » Of men » General references to
Folly » Who returns to their folly
Topics
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References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
10 [As] an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool, and he who hires those who pass by. 11 As a dog who returns to his vomit, [is] a fool who repeats his folly. 12 See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Peter 2:22
But that of the TRUE proverb has happened to them, The dog returning to his own vomit, and the sow that washed to wallowing in mire.
Exodus 8:15
But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart, and did not hearken to them, as LORD had spoken.
Matthew 12:45
Then it goes, and takes with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having enter in, they dwell there. And the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So it will also be to this evil generation.