4 Bible Verses about Swine
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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.
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
It hath happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog returned to his own vomit; and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.
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Animals » Lions » Swine
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.
Beasts » Unclean » Swine
Swine » Jesus sends demons into the
And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass by that way. And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time? Now there was at a distance from them a herd of many swine feeding. read more.
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine. And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine. And lo! the whole herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and perished in the waters.
Now there was there, by the mountain, a great herd of swine feeding. And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits coming out, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, about two thousand, and were drowned in the lake. read more.
And they that fed them fled, and told the news in the city and in the country. And they came to see what had been done.
Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain; and they besought him to permit them to go into them. And he permitted them. And the demons coming out of the man went into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.
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
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine. And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine. And lo! the whole herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and perished in the waters.
Swine » Illustrative of » Hypocrites
It hath happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog returned to his own vomit; and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.
Swine » Described as » Filthy in its habits
It hath happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog returned to his own vomit; and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.
Swine » Kept in large herds
Swine » Illustrative of » The wicked
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.
Swine » Described as » Destructive to agriculture
Swine » Described as » Fierce and ungenerous
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.
Swine » Feeding of
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he longed to fill himself with the husks that the swine ate; and no one gave to him.
Swine » Sacrificing of, and abomination
Swine » When wild inhabited the woods
Swine » Herding of, considered as the greatest degradation to a jew
And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Swine » Fed upon husks
And he longed to fill himself with the husks that the swine ate; and no one gave to him.
Swine » Sow returns to her wallowing
It hath happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog returned to his own vomit; and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.
Swine » Jewels in the nose of
Swine » Wild boar
Swine » For sacrifice
Swine » Viciousness of
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.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Swine
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.
It hath happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog returned to his own vomit; and, The sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.