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    Fox

    FOKS

    Meaning

    Fox; Clever; Cunning

    English origin · Boy · First in Matthew

    What it points to

    Fox is wise as serpents — harmless as doves, shrewd among wolves, the clever soul whose wisdom is paired with the innocence Christ commands.

    Verses · King James Version

    “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”

    Matthew 10:16

    “And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow.”

    Luke 13:32

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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