pearls before swine



pearls before swine

Wasting something that is not appreciated. In Matthew 7:6, Jesus warned his followers not to waste time by throwing pearls of wisdom before ungodly swine. When writers Claire Booth Luce and Dorothy Parker simultaneously arrived at a door, Luce stepped back to allow Parker to precede her by saying with a smile, “Age before beauty.” As she walked through the door, Parker replied, “And pearls before swine.”
See also: before, pearl, swine

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Parth-Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi
Anissa-English
Hayrİ-Turkish
Amabilis-Late Roman
BrÉAnainn-Ancient Irish
Ozi-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek