They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

The Lord says this about Jezebel, ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall of Jezreel.’

Deliver me from the sword! Save my life from the claws of the wild dogs!

They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

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

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh!

so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies’ corpses.”

But whoever is among the living has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion.

“It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” he said.

“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

She answered, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?

Then Mephibosheth bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?”

Yes, wild dogs surround me – a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

Terrors frighten him on all sides and dog his every step.

“You will be holy people to me; you must not eat any meat torn by animals in the field. You must throw it to the dogs.

The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”

Dogs will devour Jezebel on the plot of ground in Jezreel; she will not be buried.’” Then he opened the door and ran away.