2 Peter 2:22

2 Peter 2:22 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

22It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returnsto wallowing in the mire.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

22The thing spoken of in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “A sow is washed only to wallow [again] in the mire.” [Prov 26:11]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

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American Standard Version (ASV)

22It 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.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

22But it is come vnto them, according to the true Prouerbe, The dogge is returned to his owne vomit: and, The sowe that was washed, to the wallowing in the myre.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

22But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,”and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

22What the proverbs say about them is true. “A dog returns to where it has thrown up.” (Proverbs 26:11)And, “A pig that is washed goes back to rolling in the mud.”

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

22You know these true proverbs: ‘After a dog has been sick, it returns to eat it again.’ Also: ‘After you wash a pig, it will quickly roll in the dirt again.’ These words describe how the false teachers live.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

22and that of the true proverb has happened to them: “A dog turned back on his own vomit,” and, “A sow having bathed herself—to rolling in mire.”

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