2 Peter 2:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.””
Read 2 Peter 2:22 in the flow of 2 Peter2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 2 Peter2 to see the surrounding context.
“Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“It has happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog turning to his own vomit again, and the sow that had washed to wallowing in the mire.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; `A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, `A sow having bathed herself--to rolling in mire.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Peter 2:22 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 14:43If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,
- Proverbs 26:11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).