| 以儆效尤 | yǐ jǐng xiào yóu | in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom); as a warning to others | |
| 杀一儆百 | shā yī jǐng bǎi | lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres | |
| 惩一儆百 | chéng yī jǐng bǎi | lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb | |
| 杀鸡儆猴 | shā jī jǐng hóu | lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres | |
| 儆戒 | jǐng jiè | to warn; to admonish |
| 1 | I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top. | |
| 2 | Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. | |
| 3 | Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; | |
| 4 | But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. | |
| 5 | And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. |