Matthew 10:16

Young's Literal Translation 1862

`Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

Genesis 3:13

And Jehovah God saith to the woman, `What `is' this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, `The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.'

Nehemiah 4:13

And I appoint at the lowest of the places, at the back of the wall, in the clear places, yea, I appoint the people, by their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Jeremiah 40:16

And Gedaliah son of Ahikam saith unto Johanan son of Kareah, `Thou dost not do this thing, for falsehood thou art speaking concerning Ishmael.'

Hosea 7:11

And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on -- `to' Asshur they have gone.

Matthew 24:25

Lo, I did tell you beforehand.

Matthew 24:45

`Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

Matthew 25:2

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

Matthew 25:4

and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

Matthew 25:9

and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

Luke 10:3

`Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;

Luke 21:15

for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.

Acts 20:29

for I have known this, that there shall enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves unto you, not sparing the flock,

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;

2 Corinthians 11:14

and no wonder -- for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;

2 Corinthians 11:3

and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that `is' in the Christ;

2 Corinthians 8:20

avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this abundance that is ministered by us,

Philippians 2:15

that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

Colossians 1:9

Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Colossians 4:5

in wisdom walk ye toward those without, the time forestalling;

1 Thessalonians 2:10

ye `are' witnesses -- God also -- how kindly and righteously, and blamelessly to you who believe we became,

1 Thessalonians 5:22

from all appearance of evil abstain ye;