Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.

General references

Genesis 24:6
Abraham answered him, “Make sure that you don’t take my son back there.
Leviticus 14:43
“If the contamination reappears in the house after the stones have been pulled out, and after the house has been scraped and replastered,
Numbers 14:4
So they said to one another, “Let’s appoint a leader and go back to Egypt.”
Deuteronomy 14:7
But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves, you are not to eat these:

the camel, the hare, and the hyrax,
though they chew the cud, they do not have hooves—
they are unclean for you;
Jeremiah 34:11
Afterward, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had freed and forced them to become slaves again.
Ezekiel 33:18
When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die on account of this.
Matthew 7:27
The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. And its collapse was great!”
Luke 14:30
saying, ‘This man started to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
Luke 17:32
Remember Lot’s wife!
1 Timothy 5:15
For some have already turned away to follow Satan.

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