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Is “Can a leopard change its spots” in the Bible?
Yes. “Can a leopard change its spots” comes from the Bible, from Jeremiah 13:23. God asks it through the prophet Jeremiah.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is Jeremiah 13:23.
God asks it through the prophet Jeremiah.
The verse
Can a Cushite change his skin, or a leopard its spots? Then you also can do good, you who are trained to do evil.
Jeremiah 13:23 · open the chapter →
What it means there
It is said to people so used to doing wrong that they could no more change by themselves than a leopard could change its coat.
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Is “Can a leopard change its spots” in the Bible?
Yes. “Can a leopard change its spots” comes from the Bible, from Jeremiah 13:23. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. God asks it through the prophet Jeremiah.
Where in the Bible is “Can a leopard change its spots”?
In Jeremiah 13:23. In the Lumin Translation, Jeremiah 13:23 reads: “Can a Cushite change his skin, or a leopard its spots? Then you also can do good, you who are trained to do evil.”
Who said “Can a leopard change its spots”?
God asks it through the prophet Jeremiah.
What does “Can a leopard change its spots” mean in the Bible?
It is said to people so used to doing wrong that they could no more change by themselves than a leopard could change its coat.
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