Proverbs 26:11
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.”Proverbs 26:11
What Does Proverbs 26:11 Mean?
Proverbs 26:11 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 26, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 26:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 7:6“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”2 Peter 2:22“But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.”Matthew 12:45“Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.”Exodus 8:15“But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”Proverbs 23:35“They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.”Isaiah 28:8“For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.”Jeremiah 34:11“But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.”Philippians 3:2“Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.”Judges 16:4“And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”Ecclesiastes 7:25“I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:”Deuteronomy 23:18“Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.”
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