2 Peter 2:21-22
GOD’S WORD Translation
21 It would have been better for them never to have known the way of life that God approves of than to know it and turn their backs on the holy life God told them to live. 22 These proverbs have come true for them: “A dog goes back to its vomit,” and “A sow that has been washed goes back to roll around in the mud.”
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2 Peter 2:21-22
New International Version
21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.(A) 22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”[a](B) and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 2:22 Prov. 26:11
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