7 Bible Verses about Swine
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the pig, though it has divided hooves,
does not chew the cud—it is unclean for you.
sitting among the graves,
spending nights in secret places,
eating the meat of pigs,
and putting polluted broth in their bowls.
“Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves following their leader, eating meat from pigs, vermin, and rats, will perish together.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Don’t give what is holy to dogs or toss your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them with their feet, turn, and tear you to pieces.
Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit, and, “a sow, after washing itself, wallows in the mud.”
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Animals » Lions » Swine
does not chew the cud—it is unclean for you.
spending nights in secret places,
eating the meat of pigs,
and putting polluted broth in their bowls.
“Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Beasts » Unclean » Swine
does not chew the cud—it is unclean for you.
“Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Swine » Jesus sends demons into the
When He had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. Suddenly they shouted, "What do You have to do with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?" Now a long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding. read more.
"If You drive us out," the demons begged Him, "send us into the herd of pigs." "Go!" He told them. So when they had come out, they entered the pigs. And suddenly the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the water.
Now a large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Him, "Send us to the pigs, so we may enter them." And He gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there. read more.
The men who tended them ran off and reported it in the town and the countryside, and people went to see what had happened.
A large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Him to permit them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission. The demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
Swine » The unGodly jews condemned for eating
spending nights in secret places,
eating the meat of pigs,
and putting polluted broth in their bowls.
“Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Swine » Forbidden as food
does not chew the cud—it is unclean for you.
it is unclean for you.
You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses.
Swine » Unclean and not to be eaten
the pig, though it has divided hooves, does not chew the cud-it is unclean for you. Do not eat any of their meat or touch their carcasses-they are unclean for you.
Swine » Used for food
spending nights in secret places,
eating the meat of pigs,
and putting polluted broth in their bowls.
“Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Swine » The gergesenes punished for having
"If You drive us out," the demons begged Him, "send us into the herd of pigs." "Go!" He told them. So when they had come out, they entered the pigs. And suddenly the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the water.
Swine » Illustrative of » Hypocrites
It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit,
Swine » Described as » Filthy in its habits
It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit,
Swine » Kept in large herds
Swine » Illustrative of » The wicked
Swine » Described as » Destructive to agriculture
Swine » Described as » Fierce and ungenerous
Swine » Feeding of
Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. He longed to eat his fill from the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him any.
Swine » Sacrificing of, and abomination
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.
Swine » When wild inhabited the woods
Swine » Herding of, considered as the greatest degradation to a jew
Swine » Fed upon husks
Swine » Sow returns to her wallowing
It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit,
Swine » Jewels in the nose of
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.
Swine » Wild boar
Swine » For sacrifice
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.
Swine » Viciousness of
Wicked, the, are compared to » Swine
It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit,