Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Therefore watch carefully how ye walk, not as unwise 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,
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;
Common New Testament
Be careful, then, how you walk, not as unwise men, 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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Usage: 417
References
Easton
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consistency In The Christian Life
14 Therefore he says, Awake, thou who sleep. And arise from the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee. 15 Therefore watch carefully how ye walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Cross References
Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward those outside, redeeming the time,
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
Matthew 8:4
And Jesus says to him, See thou speak to no man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Become ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.
Matthew 25:2
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish,
Matthew 27:4
saying, I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is it to us? See thou to it.
Matthew 27:24
And when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather an uproar was developing, after taking water, he washed his hands in front of the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man. See ye to it.
Luke 24:25
And he said to them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets spoke.
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, become not children in your thoughts. Instead be childlike in wickedness, but in your thoughts become mature.
Galatians 3:1
O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was earlier described among you, crucified?
Galatians 3:3
Are ye so foolish, having begun in Spirit, are ye now made perfect by flesh?
Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless ye also, each one in particular, shall so love his own wife as himself, and the wife that she fear her husband.
Philippians 1:27
Only be citizens worthy of the good-news of the Christ, so that, whether having come and having seen you or being absent, I may hear things about you that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith o
Colossians 1:9
Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that not any man repays evil for evil to any man, but always pursue the good, both for each other and for all.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.
Hebrews 12:25
Watch, that ye not refuse him who speaks. For if those men did not escape, having refused him who spoke a divine message on earth, much more we, those who turn away from him from the heavens,
James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show from his good behavior his works in mildness of wisdom.
1 Peter 1:22
Men who have purified your souls in obedience of the truth through the Spirit for non-hypocritical brotherly love. Ye should love each other fervently from a pure heart,
Revelation 19:10
And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he says to me, See thou not. I am a fellow bondman of thee and thy brothers, those who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophe
Exodus 23:13
And in all things that I have said to you take ye heed, and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
2 Samuel 24:10
And David's heart smote him after he had numbered the people. And David said to LORD, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done, but now, O LORD, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foo
Job 2:10
But he said to her, Thou speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Psalm 73:22
So I was brutish, and ignorant. I was a beast before thee.