Ephesians 5:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Because of this, don’t be ignorant, but understand the Lord’s will.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ For this reason, do not choose to be imprudent. Instead, understand what is the will of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Wherefore become not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God.

Ephesians 5:17 Cross References

Job 28:28

And he said to humankind, ‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 111:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.

Psalm 119:27

Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.

Proverbs 14:8

It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go, but the folly of fools misleads.

Proverbs 2:5

then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Jeremiah 4:22

“For my people are foolish; they do not know me; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil but do not know how to do good.”

John 7:17

Anyone who resolves to do the will of God will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Ephesians 5:15

Be careful, then, how you live, not as unwise people but as wise,

Deuteronomy 4:6

You must observe them and perform them, for this will show your wisdom and discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people!’

Colossians 1:9

For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 4:5

Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Peter 4:2

so as to live for the rest of your time in the flesh no longer by human desires but by the will of God.