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As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. Matthew 7:6 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. Philippians 3:2 Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh! Hebrews 6:4-6
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2 Peter 2:22.The two proverbial expressions which form the...
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As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly. Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!”
May 9, 2024 · Instead, they had gone back to their old sinful ways. To illustrate, Peter cites Proverbs 26:11: “As a dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly” (NKJV). Peter explains that these false prophets had turned their backs on “the holy commandment delivered to them” (2 Peter 2:21, ESV), which, in New Testament times, was shorthand for the entire message of Scripture.
For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. 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 mire.”
- Revelation 22:15. 15 Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
- Matthew 7:6. 6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
- Philippians 3:2. 2 Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. Read Chapter All Versions.
- Luke 16:21. 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. Read Chapter All Versions.
Oct 12, 2024 · This verse serves as a cautionary reminder that repeating past mistakes is a foolish and destructive behavior. Just as a dog goes back to its vomit, people who continue in their foolish ways are without discernment or wisdom. Matthew 7:6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs.
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“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. Matthew 15:26-27 And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
