4 Bible Verses about Swine

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Matthew 7:6

"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.

Luke 15:15

And, going his way, he attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

2 Peter 2:22

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A dog having returned to his own vomit"; and "A sow that was washed, to her wallowing in mire."

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Animals » Lions » Swine

Matthew 7:6

"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.

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 country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass along that way; and, behold, they cried out, saying, "What is there to us and to Thee, O Son of God? Didst Thou come here to torment us before the time?" Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding. read more.
And the demons were entreating Him, saying, "If Thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." And He said to them, "Go." And, having come out, they went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters!

Mark 5:11-14

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 permitted them. And, coming out, the unclean spirits entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, about two thousand, and were drowned in the sea. read more.
And those feeding the swine fled, and reported it in the city and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.

Luke 8:32-33

And there was there a herd of many swine in the mountains; and they besought Him that He would permit them to enter into them. And He permitted them. And the demons, going out from the man, entered 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

Matthew 8:31-32

And the demons were entreating Him, saying, "If Thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." And He said to them, "Go." And, having come out, they went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters!

Swine » Illustrative of » Hypocrites

2 Peter 2:22

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A dog having returned to his own vomit"; and "A sow that was washed, to her wallowing in mire."

Swine » Described as » Filthy in its habits

2 Peter 2:22

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A dog having returned to his own vomit"; and "A sow that was washed, to her wallowing in mire."

Swine » Kept in large herds

Swine » Illustrative of » The wicked

Matthew 7:6

"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.

Swine » Described as » Destructive to agriculture

Swine » Described as » Fierce and ungenerous

Matthew 7:6

"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.

Swine » Feeding of

Luke 15:15-16

And, going his way, he attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he was longing to be filled with the pods which the swine were eating; and no one was giving to him.

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, going his way, he attached himself to 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 was longing to be filled with the pods which the swine were eating; and no one was giving to him.

Swine » Sow returns to her wallowing

2 Peter 2:22

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A dog having returned to his own vomit"; and "A sow that was washed, to her wallowing in 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 the dogs; neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them down with their feet; and, turning, rend you.

Wicked, the, are compared to » Swine

Matthew 7:6

"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.

2 Peter 2:22

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A dog having returned to his own vomit"; and "A sow that was washed, to her wallowing in mire."

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