Proverbs 26:11 · KJV
“As a dog returneth to his vomit, {so} a fool returneth to his folly. {returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly}”
— Proverbs 26:11
The great {God} that formed all {things} both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. {The great...: or, A great man grieveth all, and he hireth the fool, he hireth also transgressors}
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? {there is} more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 26 — Context
{As} a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so {is} a parable in the mouth of fools.
10The great {God} that formed all {things} both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. {The great...: or, A great man grieveth all, and he hireth the fool, he hireth also transgressors}
11As a dog returneth to his vomit, {so} a fool returneth to his folly. {returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly}
12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? {there is} more hope of a fool than of him.
13The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion in the way; a lion {is} in the streets.
Cross References
2 Peter 2:22
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog {is} turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Matthew 12:45
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last {state} of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
Exodus 8:15
But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.