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Proverbs 26:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 26:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 Like an archer who wounds all who pass by
is one who hires a fool or a drunkard.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,[a]
so a fool reverts to his folly.
12 Do you know someone who regards himself as wise?[b]
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returns to its vomit: cited in 2 Pet 2:22 in regard to false teachers.
- Proverbs 26:12 Someone who regards himself as wise: this description is applied to the idler in verses 5, 16 and to the rich in Prov 28:11.
