A moment in scripture
Proverbs 26:11
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As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 26:9
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
- Proverbs 26:10
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
- Proverbs 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
- Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.