Proverbs 26:11–12
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11*A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
12The most stupid fool is better off than someone who thinks he is wise when he is not.
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Copyright 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992 American Bible Society
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Like a dog that returns to his vomit
is a fool who repeats his folly.
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so also a fool repeats his foolishness.
Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
There is more hope for fools
than for people who think they are wise.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Like a dog returning to his vomit
is a fool reverting to his folly.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
As a dog returneth to his vomit,
So a fool returneth to his folly.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?
There is more hope of a fool than of him.
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