Matthew 7:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

That

2 Peter 2:22

Turn

General references

Mark 8:13

1 Corinthians 14:38

Bible References

That

And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.

"It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him.

Beware of 'the dogs,' the bad workmen, the self-mutilators.

it is impossible, I say, to keep bringing them back to a new repentance, for, to their own undoing, they are repeatedly crucifying the Son of God afresh and exposing Him to open shame.

How much severer punishment, think you, will he be held to deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, has not regarded as holy that Covenant-blood with which he was set free from sin, and has insulted the Spirit from whom comes grace?

Their case is that described in the true proverb, "A dog returns to what he has vomited," and also in the other proverb, "The sow has washed itself and now goes back to roll in its filth."

Turn

"They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;

Then will many stumble and fall, and they will betray one another and hate one another.

I have served Him by frequent travelling, amid dangers in crossing rivers, dangers from robbers; dangers from my own countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles; dangers in the city, dangers in the Desert, dangers by sea, dangers from spies in our midst;

Alexander the metal-worker showed bitter hostility towards me: the Lord will requite him according to his doings.

General references

So He left them, went on board again, and came away to the other side.

But if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant.