Matthew 7:6

'Ye may not give that which is [holy] to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned — may rend you.

Young's Literal Translation

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

5Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

7'Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:22A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

Proverbs 26:11As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

Matthew 15:26and he answering said, 'It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'

Matthew 24:10and then shall many be stumbled, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

2 Corinthians 11:26journeyings many times, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from kindred, perils from nations, perils in city, perils in wilderness, perils in sea, perils among false brethren;

2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,

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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