Verse 6

Matthew 7:6

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

6 Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.
Original Language Text
greek
Μὴ δῶτε τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς κυσίν, μηδὲ βάλητε τοὺς μαργαρίτας ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν χοίρων, μήποτε ⸀καταπατήσουσιν αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτῶν καὶ στραφέντες ῥήξωσιν ὑμᾶς.
English Translation
Do not give the holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.
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Chapter 7 Context
1 Judge not, that you may not be judged, Focus ↗
2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be m... Focus ↗
3 Any why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own... Focus ↗
4 Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy... Focus ↗
5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam in thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote... Focus ↗
6 Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they tra...
7 Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. Focus ↗
8 For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it sha... Focus ↗
9 Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone? Focus ↗
10 Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent? Focus ↗
11 If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your Father... Focus ↗
12 All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this i... Focus ↗
13 Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destructi... Focus ↗
14 How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it! Focus ↗
15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening w... Focus ↗
16 By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Focus ↗
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Focus ↗
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. Focus ↗
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. Focus ↗
20 Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them. Focus ↗
21 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth... Focus ↗
22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils... Focus ↗
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity. Focus ↗
24 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that... Focus ↗
25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fe... Focus ↗
26 And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built... Focus ↗
27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fe... Focus ↗
28 And it came to pass when Yashua (Jesus) had fully ended these words, the people were in admiration a... Focus ↗
29 For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes and Pharisees. Focus ↗