Ephesians 5:17

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For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God– what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
  • Col 1:9 : 9 Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  • 1 Thess 4:1-3 : 1 A Life Pleasing to God Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God(as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more. 2 For you know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality,
  • 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
  • Jer 4:22 : 22 The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”
  • John 7:17 : 17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
  • 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 To obey the LORD is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Acquire truth and do not sell it– wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 Live Wisely Therefore consider carefully how you live– not as unwise but as wise,
  • Prov 2:5 : 5 then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.
  • Deut 4:6 : 6 So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say,“Indeed, this great nation is a very wise people.”
  • 1 Kgs 3:9-9 : 9 So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.” 10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon made this request. 11 God said to him,“Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies, 12 I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.
  • Ps 119:27 : 27 Help me to understand what your precepts mean! Then I can meditate on your marvelous teachings.

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    14 For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says:“Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”

    15 Live Wisely Therefore consider carefully how you live– not as unwise but as wise,

    16 taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

  • Eph 5:18-19
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    18 And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,

    19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord,

  • Eph 5:6-11
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    6 Live in the Light Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.

    7 Therefore do not be sharers with them,

    8 for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light–

    9 for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth–

    10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

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

  • Col 4:5
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    5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

  • Eph 4:17-18
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    17 Live in Holiness So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

    18 They are darkened in their understanding, being 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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    20 Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

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

  • 1 Thess 5:6-7
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    6 So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

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

  • Eph 1:17-18
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    17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,

    18 – since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened– so that you can know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

  • Col 1:9-10
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    9 Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

    10 so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects– bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

  • Rom 12:2
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    2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God– what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5 You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

  • 2 Tim 2:7
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    7 Think about what I am saying and the Lord will give you understanding of all this.

  • Rom 13:13-14
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    13 Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.

    14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.

  • Eccl 7:17
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    17 Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool; otherwise you might die before your time.

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

  • 1 Pet 4:2
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    2 in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-20
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    18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

    19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

    20 And again,“The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

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    15 For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4 So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.

  • 1 Pet 1:14
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    14 Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,

  • 1 Thess 5:4
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    4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

  • Eph 3:4
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    4 When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ

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    3 For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality,

  • Eph 5:1
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    1 Live in Love Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children

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

  • Jas 4:15
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    15 You ought to say instead,“If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that.”

  • Eph 3:10
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    10 The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

  • 1 Thess 5:17
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    17 constantly pray,

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

  • 1 Pet 4:7
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    7 Service, Suffering, and Judgment For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

  • 1 Cor 15:34
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    34 Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God– I say this to your shame!

  • Eph 4:20
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    20 But you did not learn about Christ like this,

  • 1 Thess 5:2
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    2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

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

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