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Ephesians 5:15
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15 Be careful, then, how you live,[a] not as unwise people but as wise,

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  1. 5.15 Gk walk
Listen to Ephesians 5:15, Colossians 4:5, James 3:13, Philippians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 14:20, Proverbs 14:8, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Peter 1:22, Matthew 10:16
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Ephesians 5:15
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15 Be very careful, then, how you live(A)—not as unwise but as wise,

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Ephesians 5:15
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15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

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Colossians 4:5
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5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.[a](A)

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  1. 4.5 Or opportunity
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Colossians 4:5
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5 Be wise(A) in the way you act toward outsiders;(B) make the most of every opportunity.(C)

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Colossians 4:5
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5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

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James 3:13
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Two Kinds of Wisdom

13 Who is wise and knowledgeable among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.(A)

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James 3:13
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Two Kinds of Wisdom

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it(A) by their good life, by deeds(B) done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

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James 3:13
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13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

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Philippians 1:27
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27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel

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Philippians 1:27
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Life Worthy of the Gospel

27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy(A) of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm(B) in the one Spirit,[a] striving together(C) as one for the faith of the gospel

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  1. Philippians 1:27 Or in one spirit
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Philippians 1:27
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27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults.(A)

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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.(A) In regard to evil be infants,(B) but in your thinking be adults.

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1 Corinthians 14:20
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20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

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Proverbs 14:8
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8 It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go,
    but the folly of fools misleads.(A)

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Proverbs 14:8
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways,(A)
    but the folly of fools is deception.(B)

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Proverbs 14:8
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

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Proverbs 13
Proverbs 15
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1 Timothy 6:9
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9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.(A)

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1 Timothy 6:9
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9 Those who want to get rich(A) fall into temptation and a trap(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

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1 Timothy 6:9
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9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

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2 Timothy 1
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A)

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  1. 1.22 Or lives
  2. 1.22 Other ancient authorities add through the Spirit
  3. 1.22 Other ancient authorities read a pure heart
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]

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  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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1 Peter 2
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Matthew 10:16
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Coming Persecutions

16 “I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.(A)

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Matthew 10:16
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16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B)

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Matthew 10:16
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16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

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