Matthew 10:16
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordBehold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
— Matthew 10:16, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'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.