King James Version
Matthew 7:15 in the King James Version says “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”
Matthew 7:15 · KJV
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat : strait: or, narrow
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Because: or, How
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits . Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(figuratively) to hold the mind (3563 implied) towards, i.e., pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to
“of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“false prophets”
G5578a spurious prophet, i.e., pretended foreteller or religious impostor
“come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“sheep's”
G4263something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e., (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively)
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