Bible Verses About Swine
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for swine, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,734 votes, led by Leviticus 11:7-8. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Swine
Leviticus 11:7-8180 votes
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Matthew 7:6176 votes
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.
Leviticus 11:7137 votes
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Isaiah 66:17129 votes
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.
Proverbs 11:22108 votes
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Matthew 8:28-3283 votes
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Leviticus 11:1-4777 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
Isaiah 65:475 votes
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
Isaiah 65:2-466 votes
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
Mark 5:11-1464 votes
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
Deuteronomy 14:1-2962 votes
Ye are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
Luke 8:3356 votes
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
Luke 15:1652 votes
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Deuteronomy 14:851 votes
And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
2 Peter 2:2249 votes
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Isaiah 66:342 votes
He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
Matthew 5:17-1936 votes
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Psalms 80:1335 votes
The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Acts 10:9-1531 votes
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
Luke 15:15-1629 votes
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Matthew 8:3228 votes
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Matthew 7:527 votes
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Matthew 8:3026 votes
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
Leviticus 7:23-2424 votes
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.
Proverbs 26:1124 votes
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
What does the Bible say about swine?
Readers most often cite Leviticus 11:7-8 on the subject of swine. Across 2,734 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 7:6, Leviticus 11:7, Isaiah 66:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.