Pearls before swine refers to a quotation from the discourse on holiness, a
section of Jesus Christ's Sermon on the Mount.
Pearls before swine may also refer to:
- Pearls Before Swine (comic strip) - a comic strip
- Pearls Before Swine (band) - an American psychedelic folk band
- Casting Pearls- an American Christian Rock band
- Casting Pearls (album)- the fore-mentioned band's first, full-length album.
- Pearls Before Swine (game) - a puzzle/logic game
- An alternate title for Kurt Vonnegut's novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
- The English title of Coroner's Pidgin, a 1945 novel by Margery Allingham
- A song by The 77s on that band's 1990 album Sticks and Stones (77s album)
- A song by Corrosion of Conformity on that band's 1994 album Deliverance (Corrosion of Conformity album)
- A bonus track by guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen on his 1997 album Facing the Animal
- A Series 1 episode of Monkey (TV series)
Similar Phrases
- 猫に小判 neko ni koban - literally "gold coins to a cat" is an idiomatic Japanese proverb with the same meaning as "casting pearls before swine" (豚に真珠, which is a translation of "pearls before swine," is commonly used as well.)
- bandar kya jaane adrak ka swad... - literally "Would one expect a monkey to appreciate the taste of ginger..." is an idiomatic Hindi proverb with the same meaning as "casting pearls before swine"
- "eşek hoşaftan ne anlar.." - literally "an ass does not appreciate fruit compote.." is an idiomatic (Turkish proverb) with the same meaning as "casting pearls before swine"
- 对牛弹琴 duì niú tán qín - literally "play music to a cow" is a Chinese chengyu (four-character idiom) with a similar meaning to "cast pearls before swine"
- Perler for et svin Peerloer fur iet swine - Literally "Pearls for a swine", Danish and not so common expression. Basically means that you shouldn't do anything for people that they don't/might not appreciate.
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