OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 11

Proverbs 26:11

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As a dog that returns to his vomit,

so is a fool who repeats his folly.

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Proverbs 26:11 in context

Proverbs 26:8–14

8

As one who binds a stone in a sling,

so is he who gives honor to a fool.

9

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,

so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

10

As an archer who wounds all,

so is he who hires a fool

or he who hires those who pass by.

11
Selected verse

As a dog that returns to his vomit,

so 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.

13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!

A fierce lion roams the streets!”

14

As the door turns on its hinges,

so does the sluggard on his bed.

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