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Proverbs 26:11

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11As pa dog returneth to his vomit,

So qa fool †returneth to his folly.

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Footnotes

  1. pCited 2 Pet. 2:22.
  2. qComp. Ex. 8:15.
  3. †Heb. iterateth his folly. 2 Sam. 20:10 marg. 1 Kin. 18:34 in the Heb.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Like a dog that returns to his vomit

is a fool who repeats his folly.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As a dog returns to its vomit,

so fools repeat their folly.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As a dog returns to its vomit,

so also a fool repeats his foolishness.

NLTNew Living Translation

As a dog returns to its vomit,

so a fool repeats his foolishness.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Like a dog returning to his vomit

is a fool reverting to his folly.