2 Peter 2:22

There hath befallen them the thing spoken of in the true proverb - A dog, turning back unto his own vomit, and - A sow, as soon as washed, unto wallowing in mire.

Proverbs 26:11

As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.

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Summary

But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

The dog

Bible References

The dog

Proverbs 26:11
As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.

General references

Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said unto him, - Beware that thou do not take back my son thither!
Leviticus 14:43
But if the mark again breaketh out in the house, after the taking out of the stones, - and after the scraping of the house and after the plastering,;
Numbers 14:4
And they said, one to another, - Let us appoint a head and let us go back towards Egypt.
Deuteronomy 14:7
Nevertheless these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that divide the cloven hoof, - the camel and the hare and the rabbit for, though they do chew the cud, yet the hoof, do they not part, unclean, they are unto you.
Jeremiah 34:11
howbeit they turned after that, and brought back the servants and the handmaids whom they had let go, free, and brought them into subjection as servants and as handmaids,
Ezekiel 33:18
When the righteous man shall turn from his righteousness and commit perversity Then shall he die for them;
Matthew 7:27
And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and dashed against that house, and it fell; and, the fall thereof, was, great.
Luke 14:30
saying - This man, began to build, and was not able to finish!
Luke 17:32
Bear in mind the wife of Lot! Whosoever shall seek to make his life his own, shall lose it,
1 Timothy 5:15
For, already, some have turned aside after Satan: