Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
Matthew 7:6 - Y'all Version Bible “Y’all shouldn’t give what is holy to the dogs or throw your* pearls before the pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear y’all to pieces. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
At that time many will be led to stumble, betray one another, and hate one another.
You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your sibling’s eye.
I have been on many journeys, with dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own countrymen, dangers from ethnic groups, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers in the sea, and dangers from fake brothers.
Y’all must beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.
How much more severe a punishment do y’all think someone deserves who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, and has treated as unclean the blood of the covenant through which he was sanctified, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?
and then fell away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify the Son of God for themselves again and put him to public disgrace.
This has happened to them according to the true proverbs, “A dog turns to its own vomit,” and “A sow that has washed returns to wallowing in the mire.”
Outside are the dogs, the magic drug users, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.