Ephesians 5:17

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Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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  • Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
  • 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 4:1-3 : 1 Finally, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, just as you received instructions from us on how you ought to live and please God, that you would excel even more. 2 For you know the commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is God’s will: your sanctification—that you abstain from sexual immorality.
  • 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
  • Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.
  • John 7:17 : 17 'If anyone wants to do His will, they will know whether My teaching comes from God or whether I speak on My own authority.'
  • 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who obey His precepts have good understanding. His praise endures forever.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And He said to mankind, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.
  • Prov 2:5 : 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
  • Deut 4:6 : 6 You must keep and do them, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the nations, who will hear about all these statutes and say, 'Indeed, this great nation is a wise and understanding people.'
  • 1 Kgs 3:9-9 : 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between good and evil, for who is able to govern this great people of yours? 10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked this. 11 God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life, wealth for yourself, or the death of your enemies, but for discernment in administering justice, 12 behold, I have done what you asked. I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.
  • Ps 119:27 : 27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts, and I will meditate on Your wonderful deeds.

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  • Eph 5:14-16
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    14Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

    15Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.

    16Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.

  • Eph 5:18-19
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    18And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.

    19Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,

  • Eph 5:6-11
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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.

    7Therefore, do not be partners with them.

    8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

    9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.)

    10Prove what is well-pleasing to the Lord.

    11Do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

  • Col 4:5
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    5Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

  • Eph 4:17-18
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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.

    18They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

  • 1 Cor 14:20
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    20Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.

  • 1 Thess 4:5
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    5not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.

  • 1 Thess 5:6-7
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    6So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

    7For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

  • Eph 1:17-18
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    17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.

    18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

  • Col 1:9-10
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    9For 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,

    10so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

  • Rom 12:2
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    2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.

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

  • 2 Tim 2:7
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    7Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

  • Rom 13:13-14
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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.

    14But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

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

  • Eph 4:23
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    23to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

  • 1 Pet 4:2
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    2As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-20
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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.

    19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'

    20And again, 'The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.'

  • 1 Pet 2:15
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    15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish people.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

  • 1 Pet 1:14
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    14As obedient children, do not conform to the desires you had when you lived in ignorance.

  • 1 Thess 5:4
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    4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

  • Eph 3:4
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    4By reading this, you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

  • 1 Thess 4:3
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    3For this is God’s will: your sanctification—that you abstain from sexual immorality.

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

  • Gal 5:16
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    16I say then, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.

  • Jas 4:15
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    15Instead, you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.'

  • Eph 3:10
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    10so that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places,

  • 1 Thess 5:17
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    17Pray without ceasing.

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things.

  • 1 Pet 4:7
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    7The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

  • 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.

  • Eph 4:20
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    20But that is not the way you learned Christ,

  • 1 Thess 5:2
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    2For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

  • 1 Thess 5:19
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    19Do not quench the Spirit.