“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.
Christ reproves the scribes and Pharisees who condemn all about them with a magisterial and supercilious spirit. We must not judge our brother rashly or uncharitably, nor assume an authority over him we allow not him over us; we must not judge the hearts of others, nor make the worst of them, nor infer invidious things from their words and actions.
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Commenting on Matthew 7:1-6
The stiff-necked, stubborn enemies of the Gospel are unworthy to have it preached to them. These precious heavenly doctrines, valuable beyond measure, must not be wasted on those who will only trample them and turn to rend the messenger.
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Do not offer your doctrine to violent, abusive men who would curse and oppose it, nor to the debased and profligate who would trample it down and know nothing of its value. The proverb warns against casting precious truths before those whose nature is to despise and abuse both the message and the messenger.
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