Matthew 10:16
Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
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Genesis 3:13The Lord God asked Eve, “Why have you done this?” “The serpent tricked me, and so I ate it,” she replied.
Jeremiah 40:16But Gedaliah said to Johanan, “Don't do it! What you're saying about Ishmael isn't true.”
Luke 21:15for I will give you words of wisdom that your enemies won't be able to dispute or contradict.
Romans 16:18These people are not serving Christ our Lord but their own appetites, and by their smooth-talking and pleasant words they deceive the minds of unsuspecting people.
2 Corinthians 1:12We take pride in the fact—and our conscience confirms it—that we have acted properly towards people, and especially to you. We have followed God's principles of holiness and sincerity, not according to worldly wisdom but through the grace of God.
2 Corinthians 11:3I worry that in some way, just as the serpent deceived Eve with his devious cunning, that you might be led astray in your thinking from your sincere and pure commitment to Christ.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:6-16
Instructions to the Apostles. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two… Read the whole commentary →