Matthew 7:6 “Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine.…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Giue ye not that which is holy, to dogges, neither cast ye your pearles before swine, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning againe, all to rent you.

Darby Translation

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.

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.

Bible in Basic English

Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

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Cross references

“that”

Proverbs 23:9 Proverbs 26:11 Matthew 15:26 Acts 13:45–47 Philippians 3:2 Hebrews 10:29

Proverbs 23:9 · BSB

Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Proverbs 26:11 · BSB

As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

Matthew 15:26 · BSB

But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

Acts 13:45–47 · BSB

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.

Philippians 3:2 · BSB

Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!

Hebrews 10:29 · BSB

How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

“cast”

Proverbs 11:22

Proverbs 11:22 · BSB

Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

“turn”

Matthew 24:10 2 Corinthians 11:26 Matthew 22:5 Matthew 22:6 2 Timothy 4:14 2 Timothy 4:15

Matthew 24:10 · BSB

At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

2 Corinthians 11:26 · BSB

In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,

Matthew 22:5 · BSB

But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

Matthew 22:6 · BSB

The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

2 Timothy 4:14 · BSB

Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

2 Timothy 4:15 · BSB

You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Read Matthew 7