Proverbs 26:11
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
2 Peter 2:22
It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit,
Exodus 8:15
But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart
Matthew 12:45
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Summary
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
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Bible References
A dog
Exodus 8:15
But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.
Matthew 12:45 Then off it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first. That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.”
2 Peter 2:22
It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit, and, “a sow, after washing itself, wallows in the mud.”
General references
Isaiah 28:8 Indeed, all their tables are covered with vomit;
there is no place without a stench.
there is no place without a stench.
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.