Proverbs 26:11-13

New American Standard Bible

¹¹Like ^(A)a dog that returns to its vomit,
So is a fool who ^(B)repeats ^[a]his foolishness.
¹²Do you see a person ^(C)wise in his own eyes?
^(D)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
¹³^[b]A ^(E)lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road!
A lion is ^[c]in the public square!”

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Footnotes

Proverbs 26:11 Lit with his
Proverbs 26:13 Lit an idle, and so throughout the ch
Proverbs 26:13 Lit within

Proverbs 26:11-13

New International Version

¹¹As a dog returns to its vomit,^(A)
so fools repeat their folly.^(B)
¹²Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?^(C)
There is more hope for a fool than for them.^(D)