11 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
11 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
11 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
11 These are the wise sayings of Solomon, David's son, Israel's king -
11 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
11 These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
11 As a dog eats its own vomit, so fools recycle silliness.
11 As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
(Read Proverbs 26:11)
The dog is a loathsome emblem of those sinners who return to their vices, 2 Peter 2:22.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 1:1
Commentary on Proverbs 1:1-6
(Read Proverbs 1:1-6)
The lessons here given are plain, and likely to benefit those who feel their own ignorance, and their need to be taught. If young people take heed to their ways, according to Solomon's Proverbs, they will gain knowledge and discretion. Solomon speaks of the most important points of truth, and a greater than Solomon is here. Christ speaks by his word and by his Spirit. Christ is the Word and the Wisdom of God, and he is made to us wisdom.