They prove the truth of this proverb: “A dog returns to its vomit.” And another says, “A washed pig returns to the mud.”
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
“But if the mildew reappears after all the stones have been replaced and the house has been scraped and replastered,
Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant,