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Matthew 7:6

Do not give the kodesh to kelevim nor throw your pearls before chazirim, lest they will trample them with their feet and turn around and tear you into pieces.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

5Tzevua (hypocrite), first take the beam out of your eye, and then you will see clearly enough to take out the speck from the eye of your Ach. + 7:5 b'Moshiach

7Keep asking and it shall be given to you; keep searching and you shall find; keep knocking and the delet shall be opened to you.

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:22As a ring of zahav in the snout of a chazir, 1 so is an isha yafah which is without ta'am (judgment, discretion). 1

Proverbs 26:11As a kelev returneth to his vomit, 1 so a kesil (fool) returneth to his folly. 1

Matthew 15:26But, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said in reply, It is not good to take the lechem of the Banim and throw it to the kelevim (dogs).

Matthew 24:10And then many will be led into chet (sin), and others they will hand over, and they will hate others.

2 Corinthians 11:26In journeys often, in sakanot mavet (mortal danger) from rivers, in sakanot mavet from robbers, in sakanot mavet from my own people, + 11:26 Ac 9:23 in sakanot mavet from Goyim, + 11:26 Ac 14:5 in sakanot mavet in the shtetl, in sakanot mavet in the country, in sakanot mavet in the sea, in sakanot mavet among achei sheker (false brothers);

2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did ra'ot rabbot (much evil) to me; Adonoi will repay him L'ISH K'MA'ASEIHU (to each as his deeds). + 4:14 Ps 62:12

Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:2-7

The Sermon on the Mount. 1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly… Read the whole commentary →

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