Matthew 10:16

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

Lo! I send you as sheep in the middle [or into the midst] of wolves; therefore be ye sly, [or prudent, or wary, or wise], as serpents, and simple as doves.

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

But the serpent was feller or more sly than all living beasts of [the] earth, which the Lord God had made. The which serpent said to the woman, Why commanded God to you, that ye should not eat of each tree of paradise?

Genesis 3:13

And the Lord said to the woman, Why didest thou this thing? The which answered, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.

Nehemiah 4:13

I ordained the people in order, with their swords, and spears, and bows, in a place behind the wall by compass.

Jeremiah 40:16

And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said to Johanan, the son of Kareah, Do not thou do this word, for thou speakest false of Ishmael.

Hosea 7:11

And Ephraim was made like to a culver deceived, not having heart. They called Egypt to help, they went to Assyrians.

Matthew 24:25

Lo! I have before-said to you.

Matthew 24:45

Who guessest thou is a true [or a faithful] servant and prudent, whom his lord ordained on his meine, to give them meat in time?

Matthew 25:2

and five of them were fools, and five prudent.

Matthew 25:4

but the prudent took oil in their vessels with the lamps.

Matthew 25:9

The prudent answered, and said, Lest peradventure it suffice not to us and to you, go ye rather to men that sell, and buy to you.

Luke 10:3

Go ye, lo! I send you as lambs among wolves.

Luke 21:15

for I shall give to you mouth and wisdom, to which all your adversaries shall not be able to against-stand, and gainsay.

Acts 20:29

I know, that after my departing, ravening wolves shall enter into you, not sparing the flock;

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brethren, do not ye be made children in wits, but in malice be ye children; but in wits be ye perfect.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glory is this, the witness-ing of our conscience, that in simple-ness and cleanness of God, and not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we lived in this world, but more plenteously to you.

2 Corinthians 11:14

And no wonder, for Satan himself transfigureth him into an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I dread, lest as the serpent deceived Eve with his subtle fraud, so your wits be corrupted, and fallen down from the simpleness that is in Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:20

eschewing this thing, that no man blame us in this plenty, that is admin-istered of us, to the glory of the Lord.

Philippians 2:15

that ye be without complaint, and simple as the sons of God, without reproof, in the middle of a shrewd nation and a wayward; among which ye shine as givers of light in the world.

Colossians 1:9

And therefore we from the day in which we heard, cease not to pray for you, and to ask, that ye be filled with the knowing of his will in all wisdom and ghostly understanding;

Colossians 4:5

Walk ye in wisdom to them that be withoutforth, again-buying time.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

God and ye be witnesses, how holily, and justly, and without complaint [or quarrel], we were to you that believed.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Abstain [ye] you from all evil species, [or likeness].