Proverbs 26:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.

New Living Translation
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.

English Standard Version
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

Berean Study Bible
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

New American Standard Bible
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, So is a fool who repeats his foolishness.

NASB 1995
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.

NASB 1977
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.

Amplified Bible
Like a dog that returns to his vomit Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.

Christian Standard Bible
As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.

Contemporary English Version
Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness.

Good News Translation
A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As a dog goes back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeats his stupidity.

International Standard Version
A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly.

NET Bible
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

New King James Version
As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.

King James 2000 Bible
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.

New Heart English Bible
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

World English Bible
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

American King James Version
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.

American Standard Version
As a dog that returneth to his vomit,'so is a fool that repeateth his folly.

A Faithful Version
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his own folly.

Darby Bible Translation
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly.

English Revised Version
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.

Webster's Bible Translation
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
As a dog turneth againe to his owne vomit, so a foole turneth to his foolishnes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Like as the dogge turneth agayne to his owne vomite: euen so a foole beginneth his foolishnes agayne afreshe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Like as the dogg turneth agayne to his vomite, euen so a foole begynneth his foolishnesse agayne afresh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
As a dog has returned to its vomit, "" A fool is repeating his folly.

Young's Literal Translation
As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

Smith's Literal Translation
As a dog turned back upon his vomit, the foolish one repeated in his folly.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so is a fool that is insane in his foolishness.

Lamsa Bible
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool that misbehaves in his folly.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame that is glory and grace.
















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