Verse Comparison: Proverbs 26:11
American Standard Version
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, `So is' a fool that repeateth his folly.
Amplified® Bible
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
Contemporary English Version
Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness.
Darby English Version
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly.
Good News Bible
A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
King James Version
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
New American Standard Bible
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
New International Version
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his folly.
New King James Version
As a dog returns to his own vomit,
So a fool repeats his folly.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A fool who repeats his folly resembles a dog that returns to its vomit
Revised Standard Version
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.
Young's Literal Translation
As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.