KJV King James Version
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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Ephesians 5:15
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
WEB World English Bible
Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
ASV American Standard Version
Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
Surrounding context — Ephesians 5
12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
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.
15 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].
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
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Colossians 4:5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.James 3:13Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.Philippians 1:27Only 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;1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.1 Timothy 6:9But 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.1 Peter 1:22Seeing 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:Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Luke 24:25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:Galatians 3:3Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?1 Thessalonians 5:15See that none render evil for evil unto any [man]; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all [men].Job 2:10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it].Hebrews 12:25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven:Matthew 8:4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.Psalm 73:22So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before thee.Exodus 23:13And in all [things] that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
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