Ephesians 5:15
13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
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- 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
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Read in contextJames 3:13
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:27
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Read in context1 Corinthians 14:20
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Read in contextProverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:9
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Read in context1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Read in contextMatthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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