Is it in the Bible?
Is “Pearls before swine” in the Bible?
Yes. “Pearls before swine” is in the Bible, at Matthew 7:6. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Matthew 7:6.
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
The verse
Do not hand what is holy to the dogs, and do not toss your pearls in front of pigs, or they will stamp on them with their feet and then turn around and rip you apart.
Matthew 7:6 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Do not keep pressing what is holy on people who only trample it. Today it means offering something good to someone who cannot value it.
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Is “Pearls before swine” in the Bible?
Yes. “Pearls before swine” is in the Bible, at Matthew 7:6. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
Where in the Bible is “Pearls before swine”?
In Matthew 7:6. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 7:6 reads: “Do not hand what is holy to the dogs, and do not toss your pearls in front of pigs, or they will stamp on them with their feet and then turn around and rip you apart.”
Who said “Pearls before swine”?
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount.
What does “Pearls before swine” mean in the Bible?
Do not keep pressing what is holy on people who only trample it. Today it means offering something good to someone who cannot value it.
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