What does the saying Pearls Before Swine mean?

: to give or offer something valuable to someone who does not understand its value.

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When did Pearls Before Swine start?

December 31, 2001
Pearls Before Swine (also known as Pearls) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Stephan Pastis. The series began on December 31, 2001.

What does swine represent in the Bible?

Under the dietary laws given by God for Israel, the pig was a forbidden, unclean animal. It was common for first-century Jews to refer to Gentiles as swine because they considered them unclean. One thing is sure. Jesus didn’t try to appease scoffers.

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Actually, most strips created since 1990 are drawn in the unbroken “third-page” format. Few newspapers still run half-page strips, as with Prince Valiant and Hägar the Horrible in the front page of the Reading Eagle Sunday comics section until the mid-2010s.

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What is the significance of the biblical allusion casting your pearls before swine?

Do not waste good things on people who will not appreciate them. This proverb is adapted from a saying of Jesus from the Gospels, “Cast not pearls before swine.” Jesus appears to be warning his disciples to preach only before receptive audiences.

What verse in the Bible says not to give pearls to pigs?

Let’s look at this verse in a slightly larger context: “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces” (Matthew 7:6).