The dog is a loathsome emblem of those sinners who return to their vices, 2Pe 2:22.
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Proverbs 26:11
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:1-12Certain proverbs concerning the fool (kesil), with the exception, perhaps, of Proverbs 26:2 (see on Proverbs 1:22).Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:4-12Discussion of folly and its treatment I. How we ANSWER THE FOOL. (Proverbs 26:4, Proverbs 26:5.) 1. Not according to his folly; i.e. so chiming in with his nonsense that yon become as he is. Do not descend into the aren…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 26:11See here, 1. What an abominable thing sin is, and how hateful sometimes it is made to appear, even to the sinner himself. When his conscience is convinced, or he feels smart from his sin, he is sick of it, and vomits it…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 26:11As the dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly; or, repeateth his folly. The fool never frees himself from the trammels of his foolishness; his deeds and words always bear the same character to the…Joseph S. Exell and contributors