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King James Version
Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
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Christian Standard Bible®
As a dog returns to its vomit,so also a fool repeats his foolishness.
As a dog returns to its vomit,so also a fool repeats his foolishness.
Hebrew Names Version
As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly.
As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly.
English Standard Version
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
New American Standard Bible
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, So is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, So is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
New Century Version
A fool who repeats his foolishness is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.
A fool who repeats his foolishness is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.
Amplified Bible
Like a dog that returns to his vomit Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
Like a dog that returns to his vomit Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
World English Bible
As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly.
As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly.
Geneva Bible (1587)
As a dog turneth againe to his owne vomit, so a foole turneth to his foolishnes.
As a dog turneth againe to his owne vomit, so a foole turneth to his foolishnes.
Legacy Standard Bible
Like a dog that returns to its vomitIs a fool who repeats his folly.
Like a dog that returns to its vomitIs a fool who repeats his folly.
Berean Standard Bible
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Contemporary English Version
Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness.
Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness.
Complete Jewish Bible
Just as a dog returns to his vomit, a fool repeats his folly.
Just as a dog returns to his vomit, a fool repeats his folly.
Darby Translation
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly.
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly.
Easy-to-Read Version
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, a fool does the same foolish things again and again.
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, a fool does the same foolish things again and again.
George Lamsa Translation
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool that misbehaves in his folly.
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool that misbehaves in his folly.
Good News Translation
A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
Lexham English Bible
Like a dog returning to his vomit is a fool reverting to his folly.
Like a dog returning to his vomit is a fool reverting to his folly.
Literal Translation
As a dog that returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
As a dog that returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Like as the dogg turneth agayne to his vomite, euen so a foole begynneth his foolishnesse agayne afresh.
Like as the dogg turneth agayne to his vomite, euen so a foole begynneth his foolishnesse agayne afresh.
American Standard Version
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
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.
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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
King James Version (1611)
As a dogge returneth to his vomite: so a foole returneth to his folly.
As a dogge returneth to his vomite: so a foole returneth to his folly.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Like as the dogge turneth agayne to his owne vomite: euen so a foole beginneth his foolishnes agayne afreshe.
Like as the dogge turneth agayne to his owne vomite: euen so a foole beginneth his foolishnes agayne afreshe.
English Revised Version
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
As a dogge that turneth ayen to his spuyng; so is an vnprudent man, that rehersith his fooli.
As a dogge that turneth ayen to his spuyng; so is an vnprudent man, that rehersith his fooli.
Update Bible Version
As a dog that returns to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeats his folly.
As a dog that returns to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeats his folly.
Webster's Bible Translation
As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.
New English Translation
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
New King James Version
As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.
As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.
New Living Translation
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
New Life Bible
A fool who does his foolish act again is like a dog that turns back to what he has thrown up.
A fool who does his foolish act again is like a dog that turns back to what he has thrown up.
New Revised Standard
Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly.
Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.
As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.
Douay-Rheims Bible
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.
Revised Standard Version
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.
Young's Literal Translation
As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
THE MESSAGE
As a dog eats its own vomit, so fools recycle silliness.
As a dog eats its own vomit, so fools recycle silliness.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
Contextual Overview
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a dog: Exodus 8:15, Matthew 12:45, 2 Peter 2:22
returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 23:18 - dog Judges 16:4 - he loved Proverbs 23:35 - I will Ecclesiastes 7:25 - know Isaiah 28:8 - General Jeremiah 34:11 - General Matthew 7:6 - that Philippians 3:2 - of dogs
Cross-References
Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
Psalms 105:15
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Proverbs 6:29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Zechariah 2:8
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
As a dog returneth to his vomit,.... Who being sick with what he has eaten, casts it up again, and afterwards returns unto it and licks it up;
[so] a fool returneth to his folly, or "repeats" a it, time after time, many times, as Ben Melech; or a wicked man turns to his wickedness, who, having had some qualms upon his conscience for sin, for a while forsakes it; but that fit being over, and he forgetting all his former horror and uneasiness, returns to his old course of life: a wicked man is here compared to a dog, as he is elsewhere for his impudence and voraciousness in sinning; and the filthiness of sin is expressed by the vomit of a dog, than which nothing is more nauseous and loathsome; and the apostasy of the sinner, from an external course of righteousness into open profaneness is signified by the return of this creature to it. This is said to be a "true proverb", 2 Peter 2:22, where it is quoted and applied.
a שונה "qui iterat", Tigurine version, Michaelis; "iterans", Montanus, Mercerus, Cocceius, Gejerus; "duplicans", Schultens.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 26:11. As a dog returneth to his vomit — 2 Peter 2:22.
