Matthew 10:16-18 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

AKJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. ¹⁷ But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will whip you in their synagogues; ¹⁸ And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.