Deuteronomy 14:7

New International Reader's Version

Some animals only chew the cud. Others only have a divided hoof. The camel, rabbit and rock badger chew the cud, but they don’t have a divided hoof. So you can’t eat them. They are not “clean” for you.

Cross References

Leviticus 11:3

You can eat any animal that has hooves that are separated completely in two. But it must also chew the cud.

Leviticus 11:5

Rock badgers chew the cud. But their hooves are not separated in two. So they are “unclean” for you.

Leviticus 11:6

Rabbits chew the cud. But their hooves are not separated in two. So they are “unclean” for you.

Matthew 7:26

But everyone who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man. He builds his house on sand.

Deuteronomy 14:6

You can eat any animal that has a divided hoof. But it must also chew the cud.

Deuteronomy 14:8

Pigs aren’t “clean” for you either. They have a divided hoof, but they don’t chew the cud. So don’t eat their meat. And don’t touch their dead bodies.

2 Timothy 3:5

They will act as if they were serving God. But what they do will show that they have turned their backs on God’s power. Have nothing to do with these people.

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God. But their actions show they don’t know him. They are hated by God. They refuse to obey him. They aren’t fit to do anything good.