Webbut what we can say with some certainty is that there’s no evidence of a fable containing a wolf in sheep’s clothing before medieval times, i. e. , over a millennium after the new. Webin matthew 7:15, jesus firmly warned: “beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves” (nasb).

It warns against individuals who play a duplicitous role.