Proverbs 26:11
As a dog turneth againe to his owne vomit, so a foole turneth to his foolishnes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
In Context
10The excellent that formed all things, both rewardeth the foole and rewardeth the transgressers.
12Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.
Cross References
Isaiah 28:8For all their tables are full of filthy vomiting: no place is cleane.
2 Peter 2:22But it is come vnto them, according to the true Prouerbe, The dogge is returned to his owne vomit: and, The sowe that was washed, to the wallowing in the myre.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:11
The Conduct of Fools. 10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. Our translation gives this verse a different reading in the text and in the margin; and accordingly it expresses either, 1. The equity of a good God. The Master, or Lord (so Rab signifies), or, as we read it, The great God that formed all things at first, and still governs them in infinite wisdom, renders to every man according to his work. He rewards the fool, who sinned through ignorance, who knew… Read the whole commentary →