Quotes About Caution

Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.

Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.

This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them.

Even your brothers—your own fatherís household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.

“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.”

You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.

Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ëYou must not serve the king of Babylon,í for they are prophesying to you a lie.

Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?

So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?

Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.”

Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.

But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”

Flee from the midst of Babylon; depart from the land of the Chaldeans; be like the he-goats that lead the flock.

He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.

Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?

Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.

All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

Jesus replied, “It is also written: ëDo not put the Lord your God to the test.í”

Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheepís clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.