Ephesians 5:15

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Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.

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  • Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
  • Phil 1:27 : 27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel.
  • 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
  • Rev 19:10 : 10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, 'Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.'
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
  • Col 1:9 : 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.
  • Job 2:10 : 10 But he replied, 'You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?' In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Matt 8:4 : 4 Then Jesus said to him, 'See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.'
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.
  • Matt 25:2 : 2 Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
  • Matt 27:4 : 4 He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.' But they replied, 'What is that to us? You take care of it.'
  • Matt 27:24 : 24 When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.'
  • Luke 24:25 : 25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
  • 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.
  • Gal 3:1 : 1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes, Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
  • Gal 3:3 : 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by the Spirit, are you now trying to complete it by human effort?
  • Eph 5:33 : 33 However, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  • Ps 73:22 : 22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
  • Exod 23:13 : 13 Be careful to do all that I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
  • 2 Sam 24:10 : 10 David's heart was troubled after he had numbered the people. He said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, Lord, please take away the guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with the humility that comes from wisdom.

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    14Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

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    17Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.

  • 1 Thess 5:6
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    6So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

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    6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

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  • Prov 8:5
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    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Prov 14:8
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-19
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    18Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise.

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  • Eccl 5:1
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    1Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to speak anything before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few.

  • Prov 14:15-16
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    15The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Eph 5:1
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    1Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Rom 13:13
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    13Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

  • Prov 9:6
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    6Leave your simple ways and live; walk in the way of understanding."

  • 1 Cor 10:15
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    15I speak to wise people; judge for yourselves what I say.

  • 2 Cor 5:7
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    7(For we live by faith, not by sight.)

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot away from their paths,

  • Gal 5:25
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    25If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

  • Col 3:7
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    7You also once walked in these ways, when you were living in them.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

  • Prov 4:15
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    15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn away from it and go on your way.

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    35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

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    21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!

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    4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Col 2:6
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    6Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him.

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    16I say then, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.

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    17Join together in imitating me, brothers and sisters, and keep your eyes on those who live as we do, as they are an example for you.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

  • Eccl 7:17
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    17Do not be excessively wicked, and do not act foolishly—why should you die before your time?

  • Matt 25:2
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    2Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

  • 1 Cor 10:12
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    12So then, let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 4:26
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    26Consider the path of your feet, and all your ways will be established.

  • 1 Cor 15:34
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    34Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Heb 12:13
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    13Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.

  • Prov 23:19
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    19Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right path.