Matthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- as sheep
- Luke 10:3; Acts 20:29
- wise
- Genesis 3:1, 13; Luke 21:15; Romans 16:19; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 2 Corinthians 11:3, 14; Ephesians 5:15–17; Colossians 1:9; Colossians 4:5
- harmless
- or, simple.
- Romans 16:18, 19; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 8:20; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Philippians 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 2:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:22