Proverbs 26:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.

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  • Exod 8:15 : 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and did not listen to them; as the LORD had said.
  • 2 Pet 2:22 : 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "The dog returns to his own vomit," and "the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."
  • Matt 12:45 : 45 Then he goes and takes with him 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. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:12
    81%

    12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • 2 Pet 2:22
    79%

    22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "The dog returns to his own vomit," and "the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."

  • Prov 26:3-10
    8 verses
    78%

    3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.

    4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

    5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

    6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet, and drinks in damage.

    7 The legs of the lame are uneven: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

    9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10 The great God who formed all things rewards the fool, and rewards transgressors.

  • Prov 17:12
    73%

    12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man rather than a fool in his folly.

  • Eccl 10:3
    73%

    3 Yes, also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 29:11
    73%

    11 A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

    16 A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

  • Prov 19:3
    72%

    3 The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 14:16
    72%

    16 A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

  • Prov 13:16
    72%

    16 Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.

  • Prov 17:21
    72%

    21 He who begets a fool does so to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

  • Eccl 10:12-14
    3 verses
    72%

    12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

    13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

    14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

  • Prov 18:2
    72%

    2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may express itself.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 Leave the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21 Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Eccl 7:6
    71%

    6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23 It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

  • Prov 17:16
    71%

    16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

  • Prov 15:5
    71%

    5 A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who regards reproof is prudent.

  • Prov 27:22
    71%

    22 Though you pound a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

  • Prov 1:32
    71%

    32 For the turning away of the simple will slay them, and the prosperity of fools will destroy them.

  • Prov 26:1
    70%

    1 Like snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24 Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 29:20
    70%

    20 Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 26:27
    70%

    27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.

  • Prov 19:1
    70%

    1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9 Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

    24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 11:29
    70%

    29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

  • Prov 15:2
    70%

    2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Eccl 4:5
    70%

    5 The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.

  • Prov 7:22
    70%

    22 He goes after her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

  • Prov 18:7
    70%

    7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  • Eccl 2:16
    69%

    16 For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, since what now is will all be forgotten in the days to come. And how does the wise man die? Just like the fool.

  • Prov 10:8
    69%

    8 The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Ps 92:6
    69%

    6 A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this.