Colossians 4:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:15-17 : 15 Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise; 16 Making good use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.
  • 1 Thess 4:12 : 12 That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
  • 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.
  • Rom 16:19 : 19 For all have knowledge of how you do what you are ordered. For this reason I have joy in you, but it is my desire that you may be wise in what is good, and without knowledge of evil.
  • 1 Cor 5:12-13 : 12 For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you; 13 As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.
  • 1 Cor 14:19-25 : 19 But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue. 20 My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth. 21 In the law it is said, By men of other tongues and by strange lips will my words come to this people; and not even so will they give ear to me, says the Lord. 22 For this reason tongues are for a sign, not to those who have faith, but to those who have not: but the prophet's word is for those who have faith, and not for the rest who have not. 23 If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced? 24 But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all; 25 The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.
  • Mark 4:11 : 11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
  • 1 Pet 3:1 : 1 Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,
  • Ps 90:12 : 12 So give us knowledge of the number of our days, that we may get a heart of wisdom.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.
  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

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    14For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

    15Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

    16Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

    17For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

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    6Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

  • Col 4:3-4
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    3And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;

    4So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.

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    17This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

  • 1 Pet 4:3-4
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    3Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;

    4And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

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    7Among whom you were living in the past, when you did such things.

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    5Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;

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    4I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.

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    1I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

  • Eph 5:6-8
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    6Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

    7Have no part with such men;

    8For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

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    12Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.

  • Titus 2:8
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    8Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

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    17And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:

    18Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,

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    15So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

  • Col 1:10
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    10Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  • Phil 4:5
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    5Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.

  • Eph 1:8
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    8Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

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    10So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;

  • Eph 4:22-23
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    22That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

    23And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

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    14Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

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    13Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

  • Eph 4:26
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    26Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;

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    31Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

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    2When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God.

  • 2 Cor 4:2
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    2And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

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    12That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.

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    12So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.

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    15But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

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    17But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

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    14So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

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    29Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

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    13How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth:

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    15What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.

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    7(For we are walking by faith, not by seeing,)

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    11See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

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    28Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

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    10So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

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    10Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

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    13With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.

  • Titus 3:14
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    14And let our people go on with good works for necessary purposes, so that they may not be without fruit.