Matthew 7:6
Good News Translation
"Do not give what is holy to dogs--they will only turn and attack you. Do not throw your pearls in front of pigs--they will only trample them underfoot.

New Revised Standard Version
“Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.

Contemporary English Version
Don't give to dogs what belongs to God. They will only turn and attack you. Don't throw pearls down in front of pigs. They will trample all over them.

New American Bible
“Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

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Matthew 10:14,15 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words: going forth out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet. . . .

Matthew 15:26 Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.

Proverbs 9:7,8 Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. . . .

Proverbs 23:9 Speak not in the ears of fools: because they will despise the instruction of thy speech.

Proverbs 26:11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly.

Acts 13:45-47 And the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were said by Paul, blaspheming. . . .

Philippians 3:2 Beware of dogs: beware of evil workers: beware of the concision.

Hebrews 6:6 And are fallen away: to be renewed again to penance, crucifying again to themselves the Son of God and making him a mockery.

Hebrews 10:29 How much more, do you think he deserveth worse punishments, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God and hath esteemed the blood of the testament unclean, by which he was sanctified, and hath offered an affront to the Spirit of grace?

2 Peter 2:22 For, that of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog is returned to his vomit; and: The sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

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Proverbs 11:22 The desire of the just is all good, the expectation of the wicked is indignation.

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Matthew 22:5,6 But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise. . . .

Matthew 24:10 And then shall many be scandalized and shall betray one another and shall hate one another.

2 Corinthians 11:26 In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own nation, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils from false brethren:

2 Timothy 4:14,15 Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works: . . .

Context
Do Not Judge
5Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6Give 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. 7Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.…
Cross References
Proverbs 9:8
Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it.

Proverbs 23:9
Speak not in the ears of fools: because they will despise the instruction of thy speech.

Proverbs 26:4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like him.

Matthew 7:5
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Matthew 15:26
Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.

Revelation 22:15
Without are dogs and sorcerers and unchaste and murderers and servers of idols and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Matthew 7:5
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