Matthew 7:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

Giue ye not that which is holy, to dogges, neither cast ye your pearles before swine, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning againe, all to rent you.

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  • Prov 9:7-8 : 7 He that reproueth a scorner, purchaseth to himselfe shame: and he that rebuketh the wicked, getteth himselfe a blot. 8 Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
  • Prov 23:9 : 9 Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.
  • Acts 13:45-47 : 45 But when the Iewes saw the people, they were full of enuie, and spake against those things, which were spoken of Paul, contrarying them, and railing on them. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas spake boldly, and sayde, It was necessarie that the woorde of God shoulde first haue beene spoken vnto you: but seeing yee put it from you, and iudge your selues vnworthie of euerlasting life, loe, we turne to the Gentiles. 47 For so hath the Lord commanded vs, saying, I haue made thee a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be the saluation vnto the end of the world.
  • 2 Tim 4:14-15 : 14 Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much euill: the Lorde rewarde him according to his workes. 15 Of whome be thou ware also: for he withstoode our preaching sore.
  • Prov 26:11 : 11 As a dog turneth againe to his owne vomit, so a foole turneth to his foolishnes.
  • Matt 10:14-15 : 14 And whosoeuer shall not receiue you, nor heare your woordes, when yee depart out of that house, or that citie, shake off the dust of your feete. 15 Truely I say vnto you, it shall be easier for them of the lande of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of iudgement, then for that citie.
  • Matt 15:26 : 26 And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.
  • Heb 10:29 : 29 Of howe much sorer punishment suppose ye shall hee be worthy, which treadeth vnder foote the Sonne of God, and counteth the blood of the Testament as an vnholy thing, wherewith he was sanctified, and doeth despite the Spirit of grace?
  • Phil 3:2 : 2 Beware of dogges: beware of euil workers: beware of the concision.
  • Prov 11:22 : 22 As a iewell of golde in a swines snoute: so is a faire woman, which lacketh discretion.
  • Matt 24:10 : 10 And then shall many be offended, and shal betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 27 But Iesus saide vnto her, Let the children first be fedde: for it is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto whelpes.

  • 7 Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you.

  • 26 And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps.

  • Matt 7:3-5
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    3 And why seest thou the mote, that is in thy brothers eye, and perceiuest not the beame that is in thine owne eye?

    4 Or howe sayest thou to thy brother, Suffer me to cast out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?

    5 Hypocrite, first cast out that beame out of thine owne eye, and then shalt thou see clearely to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye.

  • 1 Ivdge not, that ye be not iudged.

  • Matt 7:15-16
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    15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you, in sheepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauening wolues.

    16 Ye shall know them by their fruites. Doe men gather grapes of thornes? or figges of thistles?

  • 31 Ye shalbe an holy people vnto me, neither shall ye eate any flesh that is torne of beastes in the fielde: ye shall cast it to the dogge.

  • 39 And he spake a parable vnto them, Can the blinde leade the blinde? shall they not both fall into the ditche?

  • Matt 6:1-2
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    1 Take heede that ye giue not your almes before men, to be seene of them, or els ye shall haue no reward of your Father which is in heaue.

    2 Therefore when thou giuest thine almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as the hypocrites doe in the Synagogues and in the streetes, to be praysed of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde.

  • 6 But goe rather to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel.

  • 16 Behold, I send you as sheepe in the middes of the wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doues.

  • Luke 6:30-31
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    30 Giue to euery man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, aske them not againe.

    31 And as ye would that men should doe to you, so doe ye to them likewise.

  • 37 Iudge not, and ye shal not be iudged: condemne not, and ye shall not bee condemned: forgiue, and ye shalbe forgiuen.

  • 2 It is better for him that a great milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were cast into ye sea, then that he should offende one of these litle ones.

  • 9 Possesse not golde, nor siluer, nor money in your girdels,

  • 19 Lay not vp treasures for your selues vpon the earth, where the mothe & canker corrupt, and where theeues digge through and steale.

  • Matt 6:7-8
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    7 Also when ye pray, vse no vaine repetitions as the Heathen: for they thinke to be heard for their much babbling.

    8 Be ye not like them therefore: for your Father knoweth whereof ye haue neede, before ye aske of him.

  • 22 But it is come vnto them, according to the true Prouerbe, The dogge is returned to his owne vomit: and, The sowe that was washed, to the wallowing in the myre.

  • Luke 6:41-42
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    41 And why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye, and considerest not the beame that is in thine owne eye?

    42 Either howe canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou seest not the beame that is in thine owne eye? Hypocrite, cast out the beame out of thine owne eye first, and then shalt thou see, perfectly to pull out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

  • 14 And whosoeuer shall not receiue you, nor heare your woordes, when yee depart out of that house, or that citie, shake off the dust of your feete.

  • 24 Iudge not according to the appearance, but iudge righteous iudgement.

  • Mark 7:16-17
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    16 If any haue eares to heare, let him heare.

    17 And when hee came into an house, away from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

  • 14 Let them alone, they be the blinde leaders of the blinde: and if the blinde leade ye blinde, both shall fall into the ditche.

  • 5 And howe many so euer will not receiue you, when ye goe out of that citie, shake off the very dust from your feete for a testimonie against them.

  • 37 Also no man powreth newe wine into olde vessels: for then ye new wine wil breake the vessels, and it will runne out, and the vessels will perish:

  • 20 Therefore by their fruites ye shall knowe them.

  • 17 Perceiue ye not yet, that whatsoeuer entreth into the mouth, goeth into the bellie, and is cast out into the draught?

  • 7 And the swine, because he parteth ye hoofe and is clouen footed, but cheweth not the cud, he shalbe vncleane to you.

  • 35 It is neither meete for the land, nor yet for the dunghill, but men cast it out. He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Matt 7:9-10
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    9 For what man is there among you, which if his sonne aske him bread, woulde giue him a stone?

    10 Or if he aske fish, wil he giue him a serpent?

  • 42 And whosoeuer shal offend one of these litle ones, that beleeue in me, it were better for him rather, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were cast into the sea.

  • 11 That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

  • 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt haue lost his sauour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be troden vnder foote of men.

  • 13 Enter in at the streight gate: for it is the wide gate, and broade way that leadeth to destruction: & many there be which goe in thereat,

  • 24 No man can serue two masters: for eyther he shall hate the one, and loue the other, or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and riches.

  • 12 That they seeing, may see, and not discerne: and they hearing, may heare, and not vnderstand, least at any time they should turne, and their sinnes should be forgiuen them.

  • 24 Ye blinde guides, which straine out a gnat, and swallowe a camell.

  • 23 Then they shall say to you, Behold here, or beholde there: but goe not thither, neither followe them.

  • 47 And if thine eye cause thee to offende, plucke it out: it is better for thee to goe into the kingdome of God with one eye, then hauing two eyes, to be cast into hell fire,

  • 9 And if thine eye cause thee to offende, plucke it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, then hauing two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

  • 6 But whosoeuer shal offend one of these litle ones which beleeue in me, it were better for him, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.