Matthew 10:16

New American Bible - revised edition

“Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

Now the snake was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He asked the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You shall not eat from any of the trees in the garden’?”

Genesis 3:13

The Lord God then asked the woman: What is this you have done? The woman answered, “The snake tricked me, so I ate it.”

Nehemiah 4:13

for I had said to the nobles, the magistrates, and the rest of the people: “Our work is scattered and extensive, and we are widely separated from one another along the wall;

Jeremiah 40:16

Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, answered Johanan, son of Kareah, “You must not do that. What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie!”

Hosea 7:11

Ephraim is like a dove, silly and senseless; They call upon Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Matthew 24:25

Behold, I have told it to you beforehand.

Matthew 24:45

“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper time?

Matthew 25:2

Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

Matthew 25:4

but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.

Matthew 25:9

But the wise ones replied, ‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’

Luke 10:3

Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.

Luke 21:15

for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.

Acts 20:29

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers, stop being childish in your thinking. In respect to evil be like infants, but in your thinking be mature.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with the simplicity and sincerity of God, [and] not by human wisdom but by the grace of God.

2 Corinthians 11:14

And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts may be corrupted from a sincere [and pure] commitment to Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:20

This we desire to avoid, that anyone blame us about this lavish gift administered by us,

Philippians 2:15

that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like lights in the world,

Colossians 1:9

Therefore, from the day we heard this, we do not cease praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding

Colossians 4:5

Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Refrain from every kind of evil. Concluding Prayer.