Characteristics of unsafe shepherds: restlessness and witch-hunting (1 Pet. 5: 8); hypocrisy (2 Cor. 11: 14-15; Luke 12: 1); dishonesty (Matt. 24: 11); evil teaching (Matt. 5: 19); seduction (Col 2: 8); evildoing (John 8: 44; Matt. 23: 27-28; 1 Tim. 6: 3-5); exploitation (2 Pet. 2: 1; cf. John 10: 10); unfamiliarity with Scripture (Matt. 22: 29); presumption (Titus 1: 16). Be on the alert (Sir. 37: 8; cf. Matt. 24:4).