14 Bible Verses about Pigs
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And the swine, though he divides the hoof and is cloven-footed, yet he does not chew the cud; he is unclean to you.
And the swine, because it divides the hoof but does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you. You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their dead body.
The boar out of the wood wastes it, and the wild beast of the field eats it.
He who kills an ox is is as if he killed a man; he who sacrifices a lamb is as if he broke a dog's neck; he who offers an offering is as if he offered swine's blood; he who burns incense is as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations.
Like a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman who turns aside discretion.
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.
But the word of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog turning to his own vomit; and, The washed sow to wallowing in the mire.
And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine, feeding.
And the demons begged Him, saying, If You cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.
And all the demons begged Him, saying, Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.
And He said to them, Go! And when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the waters.
And those who had seen told them how it happened to the one who had been demon-possessed, and about the pigs.
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country. And he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.