Philippians 3:2
Be shomer and on your guard and watch out for those + 3:2 unclean, prowling kelevim (dogs), + 3:2 Ps 22:17 [16], 20; Rv 22:15 watch out for the evil po'alim (workers), watch out for the “circummutilators”. + 3:2 Ga 6:12
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 22:16My ko'ach is dried up like baked clay; 1 and my leshon cleaveth to my jaws; 1 and Thou layest me in the aphar mavet (dust of death). 1
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evildoers: 1 for I will keep the mitzvot of Elohai. 1
Isaiah 56:10His tzof (watchmen, sentinels, nevi'im) are ivrim (blind); 1 they all lack da'as, 1 they are all kelavim illemim (mute watchdogs) that cannot bark; 1 lying around dreaming, they love to slumber. + 56:10 See Jer 6:17; Ezek 3:17 by contrast 1
Matthew 7:15Beware of the neviei hasheker (false prophets), who come to you in the malbush (clothing) of kevasim (sheep), but within are ravenous ze'evim (wolves).
Matthew 24:10And then many will be led into chet (sin), and others they will hand over, and they will hate others.
2 Corinthians 11:13For such ones are shlichei sheker, deceitful po'alim, + 11:13 Pp 3:2 transforming themselves in a masquerade as shlichim of Moshiach.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 3:2-4
Description of True Christians. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. 2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. It seems the church of the Philippians, though a faithful and flourishing church, was disturbed by the judaizing teachers, who endeavoured to… Read the whole commentary →