Matthew 7:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ “Do not give dogs what is holy; and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under foot and turn to attack you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Do not give that which is holy (the sacred thing) to the dogs, and do not throw your pearls before hogs, lest they trample upon them with their feet and turn and tear you in pieces.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

⁶ Don’t give holy things to dogs, and don’t throw your pearls in front of pigs. They will stomp on the pearls, then turn around and attack you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not cast your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they may trample them under their feet, and then, turning, they may tear you apart.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.

Matthew 7:6 Cross References

Proverbs 11:22

Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.

Proverbs 23:9

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

Proverbs 26:11

Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.

Proverbs 26:4

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.

Matthew 15:26

And he answered, “It is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”

Matthew 24:10

And then many will fall away, and betray one another, and hate one another.

Matthew 7:5

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

2 Corinthians 11:26

on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brethren;

Philippians 3:2

Look out for the dogs, look out for the evil-workers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.

Hebrews 10:29

How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the man who has spurned the Son of God, and profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and outraged the Spirit of grace?

Hebrews 6:6

if they then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt.

2 Peter 2:22

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog turns back to his own vomit, and the sow is washed only to wallow in the mire.

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and every one who loves and practices falsehood.