Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
In Context
10Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Cross References
Isaiah 28:8For all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth.
2 Peter 2:22Of 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.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:11
The Conduct of Fools. 10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. Our translation gives this verse a different reading in the text and in the margin; and accordingly it expresses either, 1. The equity of a good God. The Master, or Lord (so Rab signifies), or, as we read it, The great God that formed all things at first, and still governs them in infinite wisdom, renders to every man according to his work. He rewards the fool, who sinned through ignorance, who knew… Read the whole commentary →