Passage

Proverbs 26.11

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"9. As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10. As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by."

"11. As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly."

"12. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him. 13. The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets." (Proverbs 26:9-13, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"9. Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10. As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by."

"11. As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly."

"12. Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. 13. The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”" (Proverbs 26:9-13, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"9. As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10. The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. ^{The great: or, A great man grieveth all, and he hireth the fool, he hireth also transgressors}"

"11. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. ^{returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly}"

"12. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 13. The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets." (Proverbs 26:9-13, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"9. A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools. 10. Great [is] the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors."

"11. As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly."

"12. Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him! 13. The slothful hath said, 'A lion [is] in the way, A lion [is] in the broad places.'" (Proverbs 26:9-13, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Spare the Rod Objection

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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