AS A DOG RETURNS TO ITS VOMIT SO IS A FOOL
Key verse: 11
NIV
26 Like snow in summer or rain(A) in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.(B)
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(C)
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(D)
and a rod for the backs of fools!(E)
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.(F)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.(G)
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(H)
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(I)
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.(J)
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(K)
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,(L)
so fools repeat their folly.(M)
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(N)
There is more hope for a fool than for them.(O)
Cross references
- Proverbs 26:1 : S 1Sa 12:17
- Proverbs 26:1 : ver 8; Pr 19:10
- Proverbs 26:2 : S Dt 23:5
- Proverbs 26:3 : Ps 32:9
- Proverbs 26:3 : S Pr 10:13
- Proverbs 26:4 : ver 5; Isa 36:21
- Proverbs 26:5 : ver 4; S Pr 3:7
- Proverbs 26:6 : S Pr 10:26
- Proverbs 26:7 : ver 9
- Proverbs 26:8 : S ver 1
- Proverbs 26:9 : ver 7
- Proverbs 26:11 : 2Pe 2:22*
- Proverbs 26:11 : S Ps 85:8
- Proverbs 26:12 : S Pr 3:7
- Proverbs 26:12 : Pr 29:20
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ESV
26 Like snow in summer or (A)rain in harvest,
so (B)honor is (C)not fitting for a fool.
2 Like (D)a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
(E)a curse that is causeless does not alight.
3 (F)A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and (G)a rod for the back of fools.
4 (H)Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
5 (I)Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be (J)wise in his own eyes.
6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and (K)drinks violence.
7 Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is (L)one who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like (M)a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everyone
is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.[a]
11 Like (N)a dog that returns to his vomit
is (O)a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man who is (P)wise in his own eyes?
(Q)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 Or hires a fool or passersby
Cross references
- Proverbs 26:1 : [1 Sam. 12:17]
- Proverbs 26:1 : [ver. 8]
- Proverbs 26:1 : ch. 17:7; 19:10
- Proverbs 26:2 : ch. 27:8; Ps. 84:3
- Proverbs 26:2 : [Num. 23:8; Deut. 23:5; 2 Sam. 16:12]
- Proverbs 26:3 : [Ps. 32:9]
- Proverbs 26:3 : See ch. 19:29
- Proverbs 26:4 : [2 Sam. 16:11; 2 Kgs. 18:36; Luke 23:9]
- Proverbs 26:5 : See Matt. 16:1-4; 21:24-27
- Proverbs 26:5 : ch. 28:11; [Rom. 12:16]
- Proverbs 26:6 : [ch. 13:2; Job 15:16]
- Proverbs 26:8 : [ver. 1]
- Proverbs 26:9 : [ch. 23:35]
- Proverbs 26:11 : Cited 2 Pet. 2:22
- Proverbs 26:11 : [Ex. 8:15]
- Proverbs 26:12 : ch. 28:11; [Rom. 12:16]
- Proverbs 26:12 : ch. 29:20
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Prayer: Lord, let me listen to your corrections and repent with a sensitive heart.
One Word: Be wise in God's eyes