KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
“Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
ASV American Standard Version
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Ye may not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned—may rend you.
Surrounding context — Matthew 7
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
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.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΜὴG3361 · mēnotδῶτεG1325 · didōmito giveτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἅγιονG40 · hagiosholyτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκυσὶνG2965 · kuōndogμηδὲG3366 · mēdenorβάλητεG906 · ballōto throw: throwτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαργαρίταςG3135 · margaritēspearlὑμῶνG4771 · suyouἔμπροσθενG1715 · emprosthenbeforeτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoχοίρωνG5519 · choirospigμήποτεG3361 · mēnotκαταπατήσουσινG2662 · katapateōto trampleαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoποσὶνG4228 · pousfootαὐτῶν,G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandστραφέντεςG4762 · strephōto turnῥήξωσινG4486 · rhēgnumito throw violentlyὑμᾶς.¶G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Proverbs 9:7-8He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.Proverbs 23:9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.Matthew 10:14-15And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.Proverbs 26:11As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.Matthew 15:26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.Acts 13:45-47But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.Philippians 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.Hebrews 10:29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?2 Peter 2:22But 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 Timothy 4:14-15Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:Proverbs 11:22[As] a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without discretion.Matthew 24:10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.Hebrews 6:6If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame.Matthew 22:5-6But they made light of [it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:2 Corinthians 11:26[In] journeyings often, [in] perils of waters, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils by [mine own] countrymen, [in] perils by the heathen, [in] perils in the city, [in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false brethren;
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