Matthew 7:6 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 7:6

Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

BSB

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ASV

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

KJV

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 6) Do not give what is holy to the dogs. Holy, it is the bread of the children. Therefore, we should not take the bread of the children and give it to the dogs. Do not cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. The pig does not appreciate ornamentation, as it wallows in the mire. And according to the Proverbs of Solomon: If he has a golden circle, he is found to be more vile. (Prov. XI, 22).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Give not that which is holy to the dogs,.... Dogs were unclean creatures by the law; the price of one might not be brought into the house of the Lord, for a vow, Deu 23:18 yea, these creatures were not admitted into several temples of the Heathens (h). Things profane and unclean, as flesh torn by beasts, were ordered to be given to them, Exo 22:31 but nothing that was holy was to be given them, as holy flesh, or the holy oblations, or anything that was consecrated to holy uses; to which is the allusion here.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Give not - to dogs - lest turning they rend you: Cast not - to swine - lest they trample them under foot. Yet even then, when the beam is cast out of thine own eye, Give not - That is, talk not of the deep things of God to those whom you know to be wallowing in sin. neither declare the great things God hath done for your soul to the profane, furious, persecuting wretches.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Give not that which is holy - Το αγιον, the holy or sacred thing; i.e. any thing, especially, of the sacrificial kind, which had been consecrated to God. The members of this sentence should be transposed thus: - Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, Lest they turn again and rend you: Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, Lest they trample them under their feet The propriety of this transposition is self-evident. There are many such transpositions as these, both in sacred and profane writers.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Μὴ	Mē	Not	G3361 →
δῶτε	dōte	shall give	G1325 →
τὸ	to	that which [is]	G3588 →
ἅγιον	hagion	holy	G40 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
κυσὶν	kusin	dogs	G2965 →
μηδὲ	mēde	nor	G3366 →
βάλητε	balēte	shall cast	G906 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
μαργαρίτας	margaritas	pearls	G3135 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	of you	G4771 →
ἔμπροσθεν	emprosthen	before	G1715 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
χοίρων	choirōn	pigs	G5519 →
μήποτε	mēpote	otherwise	G3361 →G4218 →
καταπατήσουσιν	katapatēsousin	they will trample upon	G2662 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
ποσὶν	posin	feet	G4228 →
αὐτῶν,	autōn	of them,	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
στραφέντες	straphentes	having turned	G4762 →
ῥήξωσιν	rhēxōsin	they may tear to pieces	G4486 →
ὑμᾶς.¶	humas	you.	G4771 →

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Through
Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:22
  Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
- Matthew 12:45
  Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So…
- Exodus 8:15
  When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
Through
Matthew 15:26
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
leads to
- Mark 7:27–28
  “First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
- Philippians 3:2
  Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!
- Ephesians 2:12
  remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
Through
Proverbs 23:9
Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
leads to
- Proverbs 9:7–8
  He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
- Proverbs 26:4–5
  Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

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Where the connections lead

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Matthew