bible do not give your pearls to pigs
Matthew 7:6
title: Lemuel (biblical king) text: Lemuel (biblical king) Lemuel ( "Ləmû’ēl", "to him, El") is the name of a Biblical king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4, but whose identity remains uncertain. Speculation exists and proposes that Lemuel was Hezekiah, Solomon, a king of Massa, or fictitious. The opening verse of Proverbs 31 reads: "The words of the great king Lemuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him." The name occurs again in verse 4: "Give not to kings, O Lemuel, give not wine to kings ..." The discourse, which is an exhortation to chastity, justice, mercy and temperance, appears to end with verse 9, title: Matthew 7:6 text: when they discover they cannot eat the pearls, and since they have no understanding of their greater value, will turn on the giver. Nolland notes the work of Von Lips that advocates for two separate meanings. Pigs and dogs were thought of very differently. Parables from the period portray such dogs as dangerous urban animals. Pigs, while unclean, were docile and nonthreatening. Similarly while what is holy is clearly something of God's, pearls were a sign of secular wealth with no religious connotations. The metaphor seems to be teaching against giving what is holy to those who do not appreciate title: Matthew 7:6 text: the region which kept them in large numbers. Pearls were a luxury of extreme value. Another question raised by this metaphor is what link there is between pearls and pigs. One suggestion is that a related metaphor is found in : "Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.". Alternatively the word pearls can be seen as a reference to the food prepared on holy days, which would never have been given to swine. Alternatively the metaphor may be a reference to the immense appetites of pigs, and to how enraged they will be title: Yitro (parsha) text: NJPS) to "remember" the Sabbath. The "Kiddusha Rabba" blessing for the Sabbath day meal quotes (Exodus 20:8–11 in the NJPS) immediately before the blessing on wine. Among the "zemirot" or songs of praise for the Sabbath day meal, the song Baruch Kel Elyon, written by Rabbi Baruch ben Samuel, quotes (Exodus 20:8 in the NJPS) and in concluding paraphrases (Exodus 20:10 in the NJPS), saying "In all your dwellings, do not do work — your sons and daughters, the servant and the maidservant." Similarly, among the "zemirot" for the Sabbath day meal, the song Yom Zeh Mechubad paraphrases (Exodus 20:9–11 title: Laman and Lemuel text: river of water." Verses 8-10 read: Hugh Nibley, an LDS scholar and apologist, thought this area referred to as "the borders" was by Jabal al-Lawz. "Lemuel" (Hebrew:לְמוּאֵל) is the name of a Biblical king mentioned in Proverbs 31:1 and 4, but otherwise unknown. In verse 4, it says, "Give not to kings, O Lemuel, give not wine to kings ..." The discourse, which is an exhortation to chastity and temperance, appears to end with verse 9, but might continue through the end of the chapter. Hugh Nibley remarks Lemuel has a "good pure Arabic name, incidentally." In "", adapted from