Matthew 10:16
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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
In other translations
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Greek words
ἰδοὺidouBeholdG2400ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473ἀποστέλλωapostellōsend forthG649ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771ὡςhōsasG5613πρόβαταprobatasheepG4263ἐνeninG1722μέσῳmesō[the] midstG3319λύκων·lukōnof wolves;G3074γίνεσθεginesthedo beG1096οὖνounthereforeG3767φρόνιμοιphronimoishrewdG5429ὡςhōsasG5613οἱhoitheG3588ὄφειςopheisserpentsG3789καὶkaiandG2532ἀκέραιοιakeraioiinnocentG185ὡςhōsasG5613αἱhaitheG3588περιστεραί.¶peristeraidoves.G4058
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Related verses
- Philippians 2:15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
- Luke 10:3Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
- 1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
- Colossians 4:5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
- Ephesians 5:15-1715 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
- Romans 16:18-1918 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. 19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 19 Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
- Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- Acts 20:29For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.Abstain from every form of evil.
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