English Explanatory Dictionary

as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Foolish people repeatedly do foolish things.

Pronunciation

En-us-as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.oga

Word forms

as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly

Etymology

* 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Book of Proverbs, 26:11 *: As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Originally from Hebrew: *::כְּכֶלֶב שָׁב עַל קֵאוֹ כְּסִיל שׁוֹנֶה בְאִוַּלְתּוֹ

Related words

fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me
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