Ephesians 5:15

In 9 translations

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;

LSV

See, then, how exactly you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

YLT

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

DBY

See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,

DRC

See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise,

GNV

Take heede therefore that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Βλέπετε οὖν ἀκριβῶς πῶς περιπατεῖτε, μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι ἀλλʼ ὡς σοφοί,

RP2018

Βλέπετε οὖν πῶς ἀκριβῶς περιπατεῖτε, μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι, ἀλλ’ ὡς σοφοί,

TR-Boyd

Βλέπετε οὖν πῶς ἀκριβῶς περιπατεῖτε, μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι, ἀλλ᾿ ὡς σοφοί,

SCR1894

βλεπετε ουν πως ακριβως περιπατειτε μη ως ασοφοι αλλ ως σοφοι

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Colossians 4:5Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
• James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
• Philippians 1:27Nevertheless, 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…
• 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
• Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
• 1 Timothy 6:9Those 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.
• 1 Peter 1:22Since 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.
• Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
• Luke 24:25Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
• Galatians 3:3Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?
• Job 2:10“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
• Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the…
• Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
• Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
• Matthew 8:4Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

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