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Matthew 10:16
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16 “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

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Matthew 10:16
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16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B)

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Matthew 10:16
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16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

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Luke 10:3
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3 Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.

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Luke 10:3
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3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.(A)

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Luke 10:3
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3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

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Philippians 2:15
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15 so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.

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Philippians 2:15
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15 so that you may become blameless(A) and pure, “children of God(B) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[a](C) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky

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  1. Philippians 2:15 Deut. 32:5
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Philippians 2:15
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15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.

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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.(A) In regard to evil be infants,(B) but in your thinking be adults.

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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

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Colossians 4:5
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5 Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.

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Colossians 4:5
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5 Be wise(A) in the way you act toward outsiders;(B) make the most of every opportunity.(C)

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Colossians 4:5
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5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

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Ephesians 5:15-17
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15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

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Ephesians 5:15-17
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15 Be very careful, then, how you live(A)—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity,(B) because the days are evil.(C) 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(D)

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Ephesians 5:15-17
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15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

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Romans 16:18-19
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18 Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people. 19 But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong.

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Romans 16:18-19
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18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people. 19 Everyone has heard(D) about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.(E)

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Romans 16:18-19
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18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

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Acts 20:29
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29 I know that false teachers, like vicious wolves, will come in among you after I leave, not sparing the flock.

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Acts 20:29
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29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves(A) will come in among you and will not spare the flock.(B)

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Acts 20:29
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29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

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Luke 21:15
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15 for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you!

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Luke 21:15
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15 For I will give you(A) words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

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Luke 21:15
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15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

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