Proverbs 26:11
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
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Referenced Verses
- Exod 8:15 : 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, just as the LORD had predicted.
- 2 Pet 2:22 : 22 They are illustrations of this true proverb:“A dog returns to its own vomit,” and“A sow, after washing herself, wallows in the mire.”
- Matt 12:45 : 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!”
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12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.
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22They are illustrations of this true proverb:“A dog returns to its own vomit,” and“A sow, after washing herself, wallows in the mire.”
- Prov 26:3-108 verses78%
3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.
6Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.
7Like legs dangle uselessly from the lame, so a proverb dangles in the mouth of fools.
8Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
9Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.
10Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passerby.
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12It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.
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3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.
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11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses72%
15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.
16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.
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3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.
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16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
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16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
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21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.
- Eccl 10:12-143 verses72%
12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.
13At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,
14yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?
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2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.
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7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.
8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
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14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
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21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.
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6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.
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23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.
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16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?
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5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
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22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
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32For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.
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1Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
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24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.
25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
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20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.
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27The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone– it will come back on him.
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1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
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9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.
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29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.
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23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.
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2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
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5The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.
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22Suddenly he was going after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare
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7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
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16For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies– just like the fool!
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8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
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6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.