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Matthew 7:6
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Matthew 7:6
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6 “Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy.[a] Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.
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- 7:6 Greek Don’t give the sacred to dogs.
Matthew 7:6
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Matthew 7:6
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6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Proverbs 9:7-8
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Proverbs 9:7-8
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7 Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
8 So don’t bother correcting mockers;
they will only hate you.
But correct the wise,
and they will love you.
Proverbs 9:7-8
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Proverbs 9:7-8
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Proverbs 23:9
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Proverbs 23:9
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9 Don’t waste your breath on fools,
for they will despise the wisest advice.
Proverbs 23:9
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Proverbs 23:9
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Saying 10
9 Do not speak to fools,
for they will scorn your prudent words.(A)
Matthew 10:14-15
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Matthew 10:14-15
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14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave. 15 I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.
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Matthew 10:14-15
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Matthew 10:14-15
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14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.(A) 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah(B) on the day of judgment(C) than for that town.(D)
Proverbs 26:11
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Proverbs 26:11
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11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
Proverbs 26:11
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Proverbs 26:11
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Matthew 15:26
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Matthew 15:26
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26 Jesus responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”
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Matthew 15:26
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Matthew 15:26
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26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
Acts 13:45-47
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Acts 13:45-47
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45 But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles. 47 For the Lord gave us this command when he said,
‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles,
to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’[a]”
Acts 13:45-47
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Acts 13:45-47
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45 When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying(A) and heaped abuse(B) on him.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.(C) Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.(D) 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
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- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
- Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6
2 Timothy 4:14-15
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2 Timothy 4:14-15
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14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm, but the Lord will judge him for what he has done. 15 Be careful of him, for he fought against everything we said.
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2 Timothy 4:14-15
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2 Timothy 4:14-15
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14 Alexander(A) the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.(B) 15 You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.
Philippians 3:2
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Philippians 3:2
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2 Watch out for those dogs, those people who do evil, those mutilators who say you must be circumcised to be saved.
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Philippians 3:2
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Philippians 3:2
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2 Watch out for those dogs,(A) those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh.
Hebrews 10:29
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Hebrews 10:29
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29 Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us.
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Hebrews 10:29
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Hebrews 10:29
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2 Peter 2:22
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2 Peter 2:22
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22 They prove the truth of this proverb: “A dog returns to its vomit.”[a] And another says, “A washed pig returns to the mud.”
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2 Peter 2:22
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2 Peter 2:22
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22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”[a](A) and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
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- 2 Peter 2:22 Prov. 26:11
Proverbs 11:22
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Proverbs 11:22
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22 A beautiful woman who lacks discretion
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.
Proverbs 11:22
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Proverbs 11:22
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22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
Matthew 24:10
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Matthew 24:10
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10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other.
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Matthew 24:10
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Matthew 24:10
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10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,
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