4 Bible Verses about Swine

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Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.

Matthew 8:30

And at a considerable distance, there was a great herd of swine feeding.

Luke 15:15

And he went and connected himself with one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

2 Peter 2:22

But the true proverb is verified in them, The dog hath returned to his own vomit; and the sow which was washed to its wallowing in the mire.

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Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.

Matthew 8:30

And at a considerable distance, there was a great herd of swine feeding.

More verses: Luke 15:15 2 Peter 2:22

Beasts » Unclean » Swine

Swine » Jesus sends demons into the

Matthew 8:28-32

And when he came to the other side, into the region of the Girgasenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming from the sepulchres; exceeding fierce, so that no person was able to pass by that road. And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither before the time to torment us? And at a considerable distance, there was a great herd of swine feeding. read more.
Then the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to go into the herd of swine. And he said to them, Go. Then they going forth out [of him], entered into the herd of swine: and lo! the whole herd of the swine rushed down a precipice into the sea, and perished in the waters.

Mark 5:11-14

And a great herd of swine was there feeding on the mountain: and all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And immediately Jesus permitted them. And the unclean spirits going forth, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed violently down a precipice into the sea (they were about two thousand), and were suffocated in the sea. read more.
Then the swineherds fled, and carried the tidings into the city and into the country. And they went out to see what was done.

Luke 8:32-33

Now a herd of many swine was there feeding on the mountain; and they besought him that he would permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them. Then the devils going out of the man, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down a precipice into the lake, and was suffocated.

Swine » The unGodly jews condemned for eating

Swine » Forbidden as food

Swine » Unclean and not to be eaten

Swine » Used for food

Swine » The gergesenes punished for having

Matthew 8:31-32

Then the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to go into the herd of swine. And he said to them, Go. Then they going forth out [of him], entered into the herd of swine: and lo! the whole herd of the swine rushed down a precipice into the sea, and perished in the waters.

Swine » Illustrative of » Hypocrites

2 Peter 2:22

But the true proverb is verified in them, The dog hath returned to his own vomit; and the sow which was washed to its wallowing in the mire.

Swine » Described as » Filthy in its habits

2 Peter 2:22

But the true proverb is verified in them, The dog hath returned to his own vomit; and the sow which was washed to its wallowing in the mire.

Swine » Kept in large herds

Matthew 8:30

And at a considerable distance, there was a great herd of swine feeding.

Swine » Illustrative of » The wicked

Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.

Swine » Described as » Destructive to agriculture

Swine » Described as » Fierce and ungenerous

Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.

Swine » Feeding of

Luke 15:15-16

And he went and connected himself with one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he eagerly longed to fill his belly with the charob berries which the swine did eat: and no person gave him [a morsel].

Swine » Sacrificing of, and abomination

Swine » When wild inhabited the woods

Swine » Herding of, considered as the greatest degradation to a jew

Luke 15:15

And he went and connected himself with one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

Swine » Fed upon husks

Luke 15:16

And he eagerly longed to fill his belly with the charob berries which the swine did eat: and no person gave him [a morsel].

Swine » Sow returns to her wallowing

2 Peter 2:22

But the true proverb is verified in them, The dog hath returned to his own vomit; and the sow which was washed to its wallowing in the mire.

Swine » Jewels in the nose of

Swine » Wild boar

Swine » For sacrifice

Swine » Viciousness of

Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.

Wicked, the, are compared to » Swine

Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.

2 Peter 2:22

But the true proverb is verified in them, The dog hath returned to his own vomit; and the sow which was washed to its wallowing in the mire.

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