Proverbs 26:11 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
English ASV
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.
English Amplified
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly.
English EASY 2024
A sick dog goes back to eat what it could not keep in its stomach. A fool goes back and makes the same mistakes again.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, a fool does the same foolish things again and again.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
English God's Word - GW 1995
As a dog goes back to its vomit, {so} a fool repeats his stupidity.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
English KJV 1611
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
English LSB
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
As the dog returns to his vomit, so the fool repeats his folly.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
A foolish person who does the same foolish things again is like a dog that returns to where it has thrown up.
English NIV
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
English NKJ 1982
As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.
English NLT
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Fools are famous for repeating their errors, like dogs are known to return to their vomit.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
English Tyndale 1537
Like as the dog turneth again to his vomit, even so a fool beginneth his foolishness again afresh.