Proverbs

Proverbs 26:11

¹¹As a dog returns to its vomit,^a

so a fool repeats his folly.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As a dog	כְּ֭כֶלֶב	kə·ḵe·leḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3611 dog
returns	שָׁ֣ב	šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
its vomit	קֵא֑וֹ	qê·’ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6892 what is vomited up, vomit
so a fool	כְּ֝סִ֗יל	kə·sîl	Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
repeats	שׁוֹנֶ֥ה	šō·w·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8138 change
his folly	בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃	ḇə·’iw·wal·tōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H200 folly

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.