# Is “Pearls before swine” in the Bible?

> Yes. “Pearls before swine” is in the Bible, at Matthew 7:6.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/pearls-before-swine
By Andrew Kittridge · November 9, 2026

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.
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> — [Matthew 7:6](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/7#6) (Lumin Translation)

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.

## 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.

## Common questions

### 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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