Proverbs 26:11–12

11 eAs a dog returns to his own vomit,

fSo a fool repeats his folly.

12 gDo you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 As a dog returns to its vomit,

so fools repeat their folly.

12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit

is a fool who repeats his folly.

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 As a dog returneth to his vomit,

So a fool returneth to his folly.

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 As a dog returns to its vomit,

so a fool repeats his foolishness.

12 There is more hope for fools

than for people who think they are wise.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 A fool who repeats his foolishness

is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.

12 There is more hope for a foolish person

than for those who think they are wise.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit,

So is a fool that repeateth his folly.

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.

12 Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 As a dog goes back to its vomit,

⸤so⸥ a fool repeats his stupidity.

12 Have you met a person who thinks he is wise?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 As a dog returns to its vomit,

so a fool repeats his foolishness.

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit

is a fool who reverts to his folly.

12 Do you see persons wise in their own eyes?

There is more hope for fools than for them.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 Like a dog returning to his vomit

is a fool reverting to his folly.

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 A foolish person who does the same foolish things again

is like a dog that returns to where it has thrown up.

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a foolish person than for him.

Proverbs 26:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit

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.

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