Parallel Verses
Common New Testament
Be careful, then, how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise,
New American Standard Bible
Therefore
King James Version
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Holman Bible
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise—
International Standard Version
So, then, be careful how you live. Do not be unwise but wise,
A Conservative Version
Therefore watch carefully how ye walk, not as unwise but as wise,
American Standard Version
Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
Amplified
Therefore see that you walk carefully [living life with honor, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evil], not as the unwise, but as wise [sensible, intelligent, discerning people],
An Understandable Version
So, be careful how you live. Do not live ignorantly, but wisely,
Anderson New Testament
See, then, that you walk circumspectly, not as unwise, but as wise men,
Bible in Basic English
Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;
Daniel Mace New Testament
See then that you behave circumspectly, and not as fools, but as wise,
Darby Translation
See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,
Godbey New Testament
Therefore see how you walk about circumspectly, not as unwise, but wise;
Goodspeed New Testament
Be very careful, then, about the way you live. Do not act thoughtlessly, but like sensible men,
John Wesley New Testament
See then that ye walk circumspectly,
Julia Smith Translation
See therefore how ye walk accurately, not as unwise, but as wise,
King James 2000
See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore, consider carefully how you live, not as unwise but as wise,
Modern King James verseion
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Take heed therefore that ye walk circumspectly - not as fools, but as wise -
Moffatt New Testament
Be strictly careful then about the life you lead; act like sensible men, not like thoughtless;
Montgomery New Testament
See to it, then, that you carry on your life carefully; not as foolish, but as wise men.
NET Bible
Therefore be very careful how you live -- not as unwise but as wise,
New Heart English Bible
Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
Noyes New Testament
See then that ye walk circumspectly; not as unwise men, but as wise;
Sawyer New Testament
See then that you walk discreetly, not as unwise but as wise,
The Emphasized Bible
Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking, - not as unwise, but as wise, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Take heed, then, that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Take great care, then, how you live--not unwisely but wisely,
Webster
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Weymouth New Testament
Therefore be very careful how you live and act. Let it not be as unwise men, but as wise.
Williams New Testament
So you must be very careful how you live, not thoughtlessly but thoughtfully,
World English Bible
Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;
Worrell New Testament
Look, therefore, carefully, how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
Worsley New Testament
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise men:
Youngs Literal Translation
See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
Themes
Fools » Characteristics of » Hypocrisy
Heedfulness » Necessary » In conduct
Prudence » Saints should especially exercise, in their intercourse with unbelievers
Redeeming the time » How secured » By serious living
Time » Redeeming the » By serious living
Topics
Interlinear
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Hos
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Hos
Usage: 417
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consistency In The Christian Life
14 For this reason it is said, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." 15 Be careful, then, how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, 16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
Cross References
Colossians 4:5
Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
Matthew 8:4
And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
Matthew 10:16
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Matthew 25:2
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
Matthew 27:4
saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!"
Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. See to it yourselves."
Luke 24:25
And he said to them, "O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; be infants in evil, but in thinking be mature.
Galatians 3:1
You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?
Galatians 3:3
Are you so foolish? Having begun with the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
Ephesians 5:33
However, each one of you must also love his wife as himself, and the wife must see that she respects her husband.
Philippians 1:27
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,
Colossians 1:9
For this reason also, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
Hebrews 12:25
See to it that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less shall we escape, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his deeds in the humility of wisdom.
1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren, love one another earnestly from the heart.
Revelation 19:10
Then I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."