Bible Verses about “wise as a serpent”
The Bible contains 30 verses about wise as a serpent across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”
“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.”
“I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”
“¶ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”
“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;”
“With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.”
“Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.”
“[Nor] for the pestilence [that] walketh in darkness; [nor] for the destruction [that] wasteth at noonday.”
“Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.”
“A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee.”
“There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.”
“He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.”
“¶ Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation;”
“They shall bear thee up in [their] hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
“¶ ‹Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.›”
“Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.”
“Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.”
“‹But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.›”
“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,”
“And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.”
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”
“¶ ‹Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.›”
“¶ Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”
“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:”
“But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”
“And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:”
“‹And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.›”
“‹Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.›”
“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”