Matthew 10:16

¹⁴ And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

¹⁵ Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

¹⁷ But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

¹⁸ And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

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ÅB: «Jeg sender dere som sauer midt iblant ulver; vær derfor kloke som slanger og uskyldige som duer!
OTB: “Se, jeg sender dere ut som sauer blant ulver; derfor vær kloke som slanger og uskyldige som duer.
B1930: Se, jeg sender eder som får midt iblandt ulver; vær derfor kloke som slanger og enfoldige som duer!

BSB: Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
KJV: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
WEB: “Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
ASV: Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
DARBY: Behold, *I* send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.
BLB: Behold, I send you⁺ forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore be shrewd as the serpents and innocent as the doves.

Philippians 2:15
That 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;
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Luke 10:3
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
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1 Corinthians 14:20
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
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Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
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Ephesians 5:15–17
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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Romans 16:18–19
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.
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Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
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Acts 20:29
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
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