Ephesians 5:15
13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
14 So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- KJV
- See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
- WEB
- Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
- ASV
- Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
- DARBY
- See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,
- BLB
- Therefore watch carefully how you⁺ walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- ÅB
- Se derfor til hvordan dere kan vandre varlig, ikke som uvise, men som vise,
- OTB
- Vær derfor svært forsiktige med hvordan dere lever—handle klokt,
- B1930
- Se derfor til hvorledes I kan vandre varlig, ikke som uvise, men som vise,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 4:5
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
Read in contextJames 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:27
Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Read in context1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
Read in contextProverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:9
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Read in context1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
Read in contextMatthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Read in context