Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
Be strictly careful then about the life you lead; act like sensible men, not like thoughtless;
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;
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 -
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
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 5:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consistency In The Christian Life
14 Thus it is said, 'Wake up, O sleeper, and rise from the dead; so Christ will shine upon you.' 15 Be strictly careful then about the life you lead; act like sensible men, not like thoughtless; 16 make the very most of your time, for these are evil days.
Cross References
Colossians 4:5
Let Christian wisdom rule your behaviour to the outside world; make the very most of your time;
Matthew 8:4
Then Jesus told him, "See, you are not to say a word to anybody; away and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, to notify men."
Matthew 10:16
I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise like serpents and guileless like doves.
Matthew 25:2
Five of them were stupid and five were sensible.
Matthew 27:4
saying, "I did wrong in betraying innocent blood." "What does that matter to us?" they said, "it is your affair, not ours!"
Matthew 27:24
Now when Pilate saw that instead of him doing any good a riot was rising, he took some water and washed his hands in presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this good man's blood. It is your affair!"
Luke 24:25
He said to them, "O foolish men, with hearts so slow to believe, after all the prophets have declared!
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, do not be children in the sphere of intelligence; in evil be mere infants, but be mature in your intelligence.
Galatians 3:1
O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you ??you who had Jesus Christ the crucified placarded before your very eyes?
Galatians 3:3
Are you such fools? Did you begin with the spirit only to end now with the flesh?
Ephesians 5:33
However, let every man of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife reverence her husband.
Philippians 1:27
Only, do lead a life that is worthy of the gospel of Christ. Whether I come and see you or only hear of you in absence, let me know you are standing firm in a common spirit, fighting side by side like one man for the faith of the gospel.
Colossians 1:9
Hence, from the day we heard of it, we have never ceased to pray for you, asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and insight,
1 Thessalonians 5:15
see that none of you pays back evil for evil, but always aim at what is kind to one another and to all the world;
1 Timothy 6:9
Those who are eager to be rich get tempted and trapped in many senseless and pernicious propensities that drag men down to ruin and destruction.
Hebrews 12:25
See that you do not refuse to listen to His voice. For if they failed to escape, who refused to listen to their instructor upon earth, much less shall we escape, if we discard Him who speaks from heaven.
James 3:13
Who among you is wise and learned? Let him show by his good conduct, with the modesty of wisdom, what his deeds are.
1 Peter 1:22
Now that your obedience to the Truth has purified your souls for a brotherly love that is sincere, love one another heartily and steadily.
Revelation 19:10
Then I fell before his feet to worship him; but he said to me, "No, not that! I am but a servant like yourself and your brothers, who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God" (for the testimony borne by Jesus is the breath of all prophecy).