Proverbs 26:11
“As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.”
TL;DR:
If you keep repeating the same destructive pattern, you won’t get a different result—wisdom begins when you stop returning to what is harming you.
This proverb paints a vivid picture—one that’s impossible to ignore.
A dog going back to its vomit is unpleasant, but that’s exactly what it looks like when you return to the same harmful behaviors, thoughts, or relationships expecting things to magically change.
In AA, you hear a familiar truth:
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
You know this is true spiritually too.
You may say you want peace, yet return to habits that steal peace.
You may want freedom, yet return to the very thing that keeps you stuck.
You may pray for change, yet walk back into the same destructive cycle.
This verse is a loving warning from God:
Stop going back to what makes you sick. Start walking toward what makes you whole.
You don’t overcome folly by willpower alone.
You overcome by surrender—turning your steps toward wisdom, asking God for strength, and choosing differently one moment at a time.
You’re not trapped.
You’re not doomed to repeat the past.
With God’s help, you can stop returning to what harms you and start stepping into what heals you.
Today, be encouraged to break the cycle.
Turn from what makes you sick.
Walk toward what brings you life.
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