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

ESV
16. "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

ERVEN
16. "Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and don't hurt anyone.

NLT
16. "Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

WEB
16. "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

NET
16. "I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

NLV
16. "I am sending you out like sheep with wolves all around you. Be wise like snakes and gentle like doves.

HCSB
16. "Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.

YLT
16. `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.

LITV
16. Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

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

NCV
16. "Listen, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as smart as snakes and as innocent as doves.

MKJV
16. Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.

AKJV
16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

LXXEN



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

AMP
16. Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves; be wary and wise as serpents, and be innocent (harmless, guileless, and without falsity) as doves. [Gen. 3:1.]

KJVP
16. {SCJ} Behold G2400 V-2AAM-2S , I G1473 P-1NS send you forth V-PAI-1S as G5613 ADV sheep G4263 N-NPN in G1722 PREP the midst G3319 A-DSN of wolves G3074 N-GPM : be G1096 V-PNM-2P ye therefore G3767 CONJ wise G5429 A-NPM as G5613 ADV serpents G3789 N-NPM , and G2532 CONJ harmless G185 A-NPM as G5613 ADV doves G4058 N-NPF . {SCJ.}

YLT
16. `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.

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

WEB
16. "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

NASB
16. "Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.

ESV
16. "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

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

RSV
16. "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

NKJV
16. " Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

MKJV
16. Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.

AKJV
16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

NRSV
16. "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

NIV
16. I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

NIRV
16. "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.

NLT
16. "Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

MSG
16. "Stay alert. This is hazardous work I'm assigning you. You're going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don't call attention to yourselves. Be as cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.

GNB
16. "Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves.

NET
16. "I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

ERVEN
16. "Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and don't hurt anyone.