Other translations
American Standard Version
As a dog that returneth to his vomit,'so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so is a fool that is insane in his foolishness.
Darby Bible Translation
As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
God's Word
As a dog goes back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeats his stupidity.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
International Standard Version
A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly.
NET Bible
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats 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 fools repeat their folly.
New Living Translation
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
Webster's Bible Translation
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
The World English Bible
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
EasyEnglish Bible
A sick dog goes back to eat what it could not keep in its stomach. A fool goes back and makes the same mistakes again.
Young‘s Literal Translation
As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
New Life Version
A fool who does his foolish act again is like a dog that turns back to what he has thrown up.
The Voice Bible
Like a dog who goes back to his own vomit, so is a fool who always returns to his foolishness.
Living Bible
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
New Catholic Bible
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool reverts to his folly.
Legacy Standard Bible
Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.
Jubilee Bible 2000
As a dog returns to his vomit, so the fool returns to his folly.
Christian Standard Bible
As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness.
Amplified Bible © 1954
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
New Century Version
A fool who repeats his foolishness is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.
The Message
As a dog eats its own vomit, so fools recycle silliness.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his stupidity.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly.
Good News Translation®
A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
Wycliffe Bible
As a dog that turneth again to his spewing [As an hound that turneth again to his vomit]; so is an unprudent man, that rehearseth his folly. (Like a dog that returneth to his vomit, is an imprudent person, who repeateth his own foolishness.)
Contemporary English Version
Dogs return to eat their vomit, just as fools repeat their foolishness.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly.
Common English Bible © 2011
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats foolish mistakes.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Like a dog that returns to his vomit Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
As dogs return to their vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
New American Standard Bible
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, So is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
The Expanded Bible
A fool who repeats his ·foolishness [foolish mistakes] is like a dog that goes back to ·what it has thrown up [its vomit; 2 Pet. 2:22].
Tree of Life Version
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Revised Standard Version
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.
New International Reader's Version
Foolish people who do the same foolish things again are like a dog that returns to where it has thrown up.
BRG Bible
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Complete Jewish Bible
Just as a dog returns to his vomit, a fool repeats his folly.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
As a kelev returneth to his vomit, so a kesil (fool) returneth to his folly.
Names of God Bible
As a dog goes back to its vomit, so a fool repeats his stupidity.
Modern English Version
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
Easy-to-Read Version
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, a fool does the same foolish things again and again.
International Children’s Bible
A dog eats what it throws up. And a foolish person repeats his foolishness.
Lexham English Bible
Like a dog returning to his vomit is a fool reverting to his folly.
New International Version - UK
As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.