Bible verse
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Proverbs 26:11 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 26.
7 Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool 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.
13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
KJV
As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.
ASV
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
ERV
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
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