2 Peter 2:22
2 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 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.”2 Peter 2:22
What Does 2 Peter 2:22 Mean?
2 Peter 2:22 is found in the book of 2 Peter, chapter 2, verse 22 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to 2 Peter 2:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 26:11“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.”Matthew 7:6“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”Titus 1:14“Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.”1 Peter 4:4“Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:”Proverbs 11:22“As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.”Luke 8:13“They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.”Deuteronomy 14:8“And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.”Proverbs 23:35“They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.”Ephesians 4:19“Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.”Leviticus 14:43“And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;”Philippians 3:2“Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.”Deuteronomy 23:18“Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God.”
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