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Matthew 10:16

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wise: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:13; Luke 21:15; Romans 16:19; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 11:14; Ephesians 5:15-17; Colossians 1:9, Colossians 4:5

harmless: or, simple, Romans 16:18-19; 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 8:20, 2 Corinthians 11:3; Philippians 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 2:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:22

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