2 Peter 2:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
2 Peter 2:22 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Peter 2:2218 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 2 Peter 2:22
Differently to be admonished are those who lament their transgressions, and yet forsake them not, and those who forsake them, and yet lament them not. For those who lament their transgressions and yet forsake them not are to be admonished to learn to consider anxiously that they cleanse themselves in vain by their weeping, if they wickedly defile themselves in their living, seeing that the end for which they wash themselves in tears is that, when clean, they may return to…
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Sarah KoenigNote3mo 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 PetrovaNote3mo 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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