wolf in sheep's clothing

English

From Matthew 7:15: “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” (KJV).

(idiomatic) A person or other performer of actions which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.

a disguised danger

Albanian: ujk me lëkurë qengji
Belarusian: воўк у авечай шкуры m (voŭk u avječaj škury)
Chechen: кан хийцина борз (kan χīcina borz)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 披著羊皮的狼 (zh) (pī zhe yángpí de láng) (literal borrowing), 笑裡藏刀 (zh), 笑里藏刀 (zh) (xiàolǐcángdāo) (a dagger hidden in smiles)
Czech: vlk v rouše beránčím
Dutch: wolf in schaapskleren m
Finnish: susi lampaan vaatteissa
French: un loup déguisé en agneau, un loup déguisé en brebis, un loup déguisé en mouton
Georgian: მგელი ცხვრის ტყავში (mgeli cxvris ṭq̇avši)
German: Wolf im Schafspelz m
Greek: λύκος εις δέρμα προβάτου (lýkos eis dérma provátou), λύκος ντυμένος πρόβατο (lýkos dyménos próvato)
Icelandic: úlfur í sauðargæru (is), úlfur undir sauðargæru (is)
Indonesian: serigala berbulu domba
Italian: lupo travestito da agnello m
Japanese: 猫被り (ja) (ねこかぶり, nekokaburi) (pretending to be a cat)
Korean: 내숭 (naesung)
Kyrgyz: кой терисин жамынган карышкыр (koy terisin camıngan karışkır)
Latin: lupus in vestimentum ovium m

Latvian: vilks aitas ādā m
Lithuanian: vilkas avies kailyje m
Malay: musang berbulu ayam, serigala berbulu domba
Norwegian: ulv i fåreklær (no)
Persian: گرگ در لباس میش‎ (gorg dar lebâs-e miš)
Polish: wilk w owczej skórze (pl) m
Portuguese: lobo em pele de cordeiro
Romanian: lup îmbrăcat în piele de oaie
Russian: волк в ове́чьей шку́ре (ru) m (volk v ovéčʹjej škúre)
Scottish Gaelic: an sionnach ann an craiceann na caorach m
Serbo-Croatian: vuk u ovčjoj koži, vuk u janjećoj koži
Slovene: volk v ovčji koži m
Spanish: un lobo con piel de cordero, lobo con piel de oveja, lobo disfrazado de cordero
Swedish: ulv i fårakläder (sv)
Telugu: మేక వన్నె పులి (mēka vanne puli)
Udmurt: вылаз—ыжку, пушказ—кион (vylaz—yžku, puškaz—kion)
Ukrainian: вовк в овечій шкурі m (vovk v ovečij škuri)
Vietnamese: sói đội lốt cừu, miệng nam mô bụng một bồ dao găm

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