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

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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 Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|-}} Hebrew Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly

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"as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly" meaning in English

Proverb