II Peter 2:22
“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 (KJV)
🌐 II Peter 2:22 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
In their case is seen the truth of the proverb — ‘A dog returns to what it has vomited’ and ‘A sow after washing to her wallowing-place in the mud.’
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es ist ihnen aber nach dem wahren Sprichwort ergangen: Der Hund kehrte um zu seinem eigenen Gespei, und die gewaschene Sau zum Wälzen im Kot.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Pero les ha acontecido lo del verdadero proverbio: El perro se volvió á su vómito, y la puerca lavada á revolcarse en el cieno.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas isto lhes sobreveio conforme um verdadeiro provérbio, que diz : O cão voltou ao seu próprio vômito; e a porca lavada voltou ao chiqueiro da lama.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Este provérbio é verdadeiro para eles: "Um cão retorna ao seu próprio vômito; e "Uma porca lavada volta a rolar na lama".
📖 II Peter 2:22 in Context
20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22But 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.
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