dogs

The 15 most-voted verses about dogs, from 10 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

Proverbs 26:11 (BSB)

As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.

Proverbs 26:11 (KJV)

As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

Proverbs 26:11 (WEB)

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.

Matthew 7:6 (BSB)

¶ 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.

Matthew 7:6 (KJV)

“Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Matthew 7:6 (WEB)

Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!

Philippians 3:2 (BSB)

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

Philippians 3:2 (KJV)

Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.

Philippians 3:2 (WEB)

“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

Matthew 15:27 (BSB)

And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

Matthew 15:27 (KJV)

But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

Matthew 15:27 (WEB)

But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Revelation 22:15 (BSB)

For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Revelation 22:15 (KJV)

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Revelation 22:15 (WEB)

But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

Exodus 11:7 (BSB)

But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

Exodus 11:7 (KJV)

But against any of the children of Israel a dog won’t even bark or move its tongue, against man or animal, that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel.

Exodus 11:7 (WEB)

Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

1 Samuel 24:14 (BSB)

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

1 Samuel 24:14 (KJV)

Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?

1 Samuel 24:14 (WEB)

Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”

2 Samuel 9:8 (BSB)

And he bowed himself, and said, What [is] thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I [am]?

2 Samuel 9:8 (KJV)

He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”

2 Samuel 9:8 (WEB)

Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken.

1 Kings 14:11 (BSB)

Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken [it].

1 Kings 14:11 (KJV)

The dogs will eat whoever belongs to Jeroboam who dies in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat whoever dies in the field, for the LORD has spoken it.”’

1 Kings 14:11 (WEB)

Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”

1 Kings 16:4 (BSB)

Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat.

1 Kings 16:4 (KJV)

The dogs will eat Baasha’s descendants who die in the city; and he who dies of his in the field, the birds of the sky will eat.”

1 Kings 16:4 (WEB)

Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

1 Kings 21:19 (BSB)

And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

1 Kings 21:19 (KJV)

You shall speak to him, saying, ‘The LORD says, “Have you killed and also taken possession?”’ You shall speak to him, saying, ‘The LORD says, “In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours.”’”

1 Kings 21:19 (WEB)

“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.

Job 30:1 (BSB)

But now [they that are] younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

Job 30:1 (KJV)

“But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I considered unworthy to put with my sheep dogs.

Job 30:1 (WEB)

For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

Psalm 22:16 (BSB)

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalm 22:16 (KJV)

For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.

Psalm 22:16 (WEB)

A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

Proverbs 12:10 (BSB)

A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

Proverbs 12:10 (KJV)

A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs 12:10 (WEB)

But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

Matthew 15:26 (BSB)

But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.

Matthew 15:26 (KJV)

But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

Matthew 15:26 (WEB)

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