Proverbs 26:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 8:15 : 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was peace for a time, he made his heart hard and did not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.
  • 2 Pet 2:22 : 22 They are an example of that true saying, The dog has gone back to the food it had put out, and the pig which had been washed to its rolling in the dirty earth.
  • Matt 12:45 : 45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:12
    81%

    12Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

  • 2 Pet 2:22
    79%

    22They are an example of that true saying, The dog has gone back to the food it had put out, and the pig which had been washed to its rolling in the dirty earth.

  • Prov 26:3-10
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    78%

    3A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

    4Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

    5Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

    6He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.

    7The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

    8Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

    9Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

    10Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.

  • Prov 17:12
    73%

    12It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

  • Eccl 10:3
    73%

    3And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

  • Prov 29:11
    73%

    11A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

    16A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 14:16
    72%

    16The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Prov 13:16
    72%

    16A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 17:21
    72%

    21He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

  • Eccl 10:12-14
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    72%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

    13The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

    14The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Eccl 7:6
    71%

    6Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • Prov 17:16
    71%

    16How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

  • Prov 15:5
    71%

    5A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 27:22
    71%

    22Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

  • Prov 1:32
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    32For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

  • Prov 26:1
    70%

    1Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

  • Prov 17:24-25
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    70%

    24Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

  • Prov 29:20
    70%

    20Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

  • Prov 26:27
    70%

    27He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

    24Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

  • Eccl 4:5
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    5The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food.

  • Prov 7:22
    70%

    22The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

  • Prov 18:7
    70%

    7The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

  • Eccl 2:16
    69%

    16Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!

  • Prov 10:8
    69%

    8The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

  • Ps 92:6
    69%

    6A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.