Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to 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.
A Conservative Version
As a dog who returns to his vomit, [is] a fool who repeats 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 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 Great is the Former of all, but he who hires a fool is like one who hires one passing by. 11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly. 12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Peter 2:22
But the word of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog turning to his own vomit; and, The washed sow to wallowing in the mire.
Exodus 8:15
But Pharaoh saw that there was relief, and he hardened his heart, and did not listen to them, even as Jehovah had said.
Matthew 12:45
Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and live there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so it also shall be to this evil generation.