11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:11
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 11
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Original words
As a dogכְּ֭כֶלֶבH3611Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularreturnsשָׁ֣בH7725Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulartoעַל־H5921Prepositionits vomitקֵא֑וֹH6892Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularso a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילH3684Noun - masculine singularrepeatsשׁוֹנֶ֥הH8138Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularhis follyבְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃H200Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
BSB notes
- Cited in 2 Peter 2:22