2 PETER 2:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 2
“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.”
What the true proverb says has happened to them: 'The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mud' — the twin proverbs (one about the dog from Proverbs 26:11) illustrate the impossibility of genuine moral transformation without genuine conversion. Wallowing (kylindō) suggests deliberate, shameless return to filth. The false teachers' relapse demonstrates that external cleansing (baptism, doctrinal instruction) without internal transformation produces a fate worse than the original state.
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Sarah KoenigNote1mo agoThe Pig to Its Mud
I'm in recovery, and my sponsor read this verse to me: 'A dog returns to its vomit, and a sow that is washed returns to her mud.' I was not amused. But it was accurate.
I'd quit drinking multiple tim...
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Elena PetrovaNote1mo agoTrusting God's timing - 2 Peter 2
It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every c...
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