Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Never give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs. Otherwise, they will trample them with their feet and then turn around and attack you."
A Conservative Version
Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them by their feet, and having turn back may lacerate you.
American Standard Version
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
"Do not offer sacred things to dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of [wild] pigs [i.e., to those who will not appreciate them], because they will probably trample on them with their feet and then turn around and attack you.
Anderson New Testament
Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and tear you.
Bible in Basic English
Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
Common New Testament
Do not give what is holy to the dogs; do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest these trample them under foot, and those turn upon you and tear you.
Darby Translation
Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.
Godbey New Testament
Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest they may trample them under their feet, and having turned round tear you to pieces.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Do not give what is sacred to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet and turn and tear you in pieces.
John Wesley New Testament
Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turning, rend you.
Julia Smith Translation
Ye should not give the holy thing to dogs neither should ye cast your pearls before swine, lest they tread them down with their feet, and having turned, should rend yon.
King James 2000
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and tear you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls in front of pigs, lest they trample them with their feet, and turn around [and] tear you to pieces.
Modern King James verseion
Do not give that which is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and tear you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they tread them under their feet, and the other turn again and all to rend you.
Moffatt New Testament
Do not give dogs what is sacred and do not throw pearls before swine, in case they trample them under foot and turn to gore you.
Montgomery New Testament
"Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; lest in turn they trample them under their feet, and then turn and attack you.
NET Bible
Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.
New Heart English Bible
"Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Noyes New Testament
Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn upon you and rend you.
Sawyer New Testament
Give not a holy thing to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they tread them down with their feet, and turn and rend you.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not give what is holy unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, - lest once they trample, them, down with their feet, and, turning, tear, you.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not give what is sacred to dogs; nor yet throw your pearls before pigs, lest they should trample them under their feet, and then turn and attack you.
Webster
Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Weymouth New Testament
"Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls to the swine; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and then turn and attack you.
Williams New Testament
"You must never give the things that are sacred to dogs, and you must never throw your pearls before hogs, for fear they might trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.
World English Bible
"Don't give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Worrell New Testament
"Give not that which is holy to the dogs; neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them down with their feet; and, turning, rend you.
Worsley New Testament
Give not that which is holy unto dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; least they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you.
Themes
Dogs » Illustrative » Of obstinate sinners
Dogs » Nothing holy to be given to
Holiness » Not giving that which is holy unto dogs
typical nature of Paschal lamb » What remained of it till morning to be burned
Swine » Illustrative of » The wicked
Swine » Described as » Fierce and ungenerous
Wicked people » Compared with » Dogs
Wicked people » Compared with » Swine (pig)
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 7:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Don'T Throw Pearls To Pigs
5 Hypocrite, 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. 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. 7 'Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;
Cross References
Proverbs 9:7-8
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.
Proverbs 23:9
In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.
Matthew 15:26
and he answering said, 'It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'
Philippians 3:2
look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision;
Proverbs 26:11
As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
Matthew 10:14-15
'And whoever may not receive you nor hear your words, coming forth from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet,
Matthew 22:5-6
and they, having disregarded it, went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;
Matthew 24:10
and then shall many be stumbled, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.
Acts 13:45-47
and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil.
2 Timothy 4:14-15
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; may the Lord repay to him according to his works,
Hebrews 6:6
and having fallen away, again to renew them to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.
Hebrews 10:29
of how much sorer punishment shall he be counted worthy who the Son of God did trample on, and the blood of the covenant did count a common thing, in which he was sanctified, and to the Spirit of the grace did despite?
2 Peter 2:22
and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; 'A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, 'A sow having bathed herself -- to rolling in mire.'
Proverbs 11:22
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
2 Corinthians 11:26
journeyings 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;