Proverbs 26:11

God's Word

As a dog goes back to its vomit, ⌞so⌟ a fool repeats his stupidity.

Cross References

Exodus 8:15

When Pharaoh saw that the plague was over, he became stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the Lord had predicted.

Proverbs 23:35

“They strike me, but I feel no pain. They beat me, but I’m not aware of it. Whenever I wake up, I’m going to look for another drink.”

Proverbs 26:10

⌞Like⌟ many people who destroy everything, so is one who hires fools or drifters.

Proverbs 27:22

If you crush a stubborn fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, ⌞even then⌟ his stupidity will not leave him.

Isaiah 28:8

All the tables are covered with vomit and excrement. There isn’t a clean place left.

Matthew 12:45

Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself. They enter and take up permanent residence there. In the end the condition of that person is worse than it was before. That is what will happen to the evil people of this day.”

2 Peter 2:22

These proverbs have come true for them: “A dog goes back to its vomit,” and “A sow that has been washed goes back to roll around in the mud.”