a dog: Exodus 8:15; Matthew 12:45; 2 Peter 2:22
returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly
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Proverbs 26:11
Proverbs 26:11
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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…