Matthew 7:6
Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
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- Prov 9:7-8 : 7 He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name. 8 Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.
- Prov 23:9 : 9 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
- Acts 13:45-47 : 45 But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
- 2 Tim 4:14-15 : 14 Alexander the copper-worker did me much wrong: the Lord will give him the reward of his works: 15 But be on the watch for him, for he was violent in his attacks on our teaching.
- Prov 26:11 : 11 Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
- Matt 10:14-15 : 14 And whoever will not take you in, or give ear to your words, when you go out from that house or that town, put off its dust from your feet. 15 Truly I say to you, It will be better for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of God's judging than for that town.
- Matt 15:26 : 26 And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.
- Heb 10:29 : 29 But will not the man by whom the Son of God has been crushed under foot, and the blood of the agreement with which he was washed clean has been taken as an unholy thing, and who has had no respect for the Spirit of grace, be judged bad enough for a very much worse punishment?
- Phil 3:2 : 2 Be on the watch against dogs, against the workers of evil, against those of the circumcision:
- Prov 11:22 : 22 Like a ring of gold in the nose of a pig, is a beautiful woman who has no sense.
- Matt 24:10 : 10 And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.
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