Matthew 7:6

The Passion Translation

“Who would hang earrings on a dog’s ear or throw pearls in front of wild pigs? They’ll only trample them under their feet and then turn around and tear you to pieces!

Cross References

Proverbs 11:22

A beautiful woman who abandons good morals is like a fine gold ring dangling from a pig’s snout.

Proverbs 23:9

A rebellious fool will despise your wise advice, so don’t even waste your time—save your breath!

Proverbs 26:11

Fools are famous for repeating their errors, like dogs are known to return to their vomit.

Proverbs 26:4

Don’t respond to the words of a fool with more foolish words, or you will become as foolish as he is!

Matthew 15:26

Jesus responded, “It’s not right for a man to take bread from his children and throw it out to the dogs.”

Matthew 24:10

Then many will stop following me and fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

Matthew 7:5

You’re being hypercritical and a hypocrite! First acknowledge and deal with your own ‘blind spots,’ and then you’ll be capable of dealing with the ‘blind spot’ of your friend.

2 Corinthians 11:26

In my difficult travels I’ve faced many dangerous situations: perilous rivers, robbers, foreigners, and even my own people. I’ve survived deadly peril in the city, in the wilderness, with storms at sea, and with spies posing as believers.

Philippians 3:2

beware of those religious hypocrites who teach that you should be circumcised to please God.

Hebrews 10:29

How much more severely do you suppose a person deserves to be judged who has contempt for God’s Son, and who scorns the blood of the new covenant that made him holy, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?

Hebrews 6:6

if he abandons his faith, there is no use even trying to lead him to repentance. By their sin of apostasy they re-crucify the Son of God, and have publicly repudiated him.

2 Peter 2:22

They become illustrations of the true proverb: A dog will return to his own vomit and a washed pig to its rolling in the mud.

Revelation 22:15

Those not permitted to enter are outside: the malicious hypocrites, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, murderers, idolaters, and every lover of lies.