As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.

A fool keeps doing the very thing that harms him. This can lead to addiction and dependency which are then even harder to overcome.

Proverbs 26:11. As a dog returneth to his vomit. Who being sick with what he has eaten, casts it up again, and afterwards returns unto it and licks it up; ...

Matthew 26:11. New International Version ... The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.

Proverbs 26:11 American Standard Version (ASV) · As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.

As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. There is a shame that brings sin: and ...

A foolish person who does the same foolish things again is like a dog that returns to where it has thrown up.

Jesus emphasizes that He will not be with them long. To worship the king in this way while the king is briefly present is a beautiful thing, Jesus has said.

I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject nor separate itself from you. ... I will place my residence among you, and I will not reject you.

Proverbs 26:11 NIV ... As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. NIV: New International Version.