1 Corinthians 14:20
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Brethren, be not children in understanding. Nonetheless, in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
Brothers and sisters, do not be children [immature, childlike] in your thinking; be infants in [matters of] evil [completely innocent and inexperienced], but in your minds be mature [adults].
Brethren, do not be children [immature] in your thinking; continue to be babes in [matters of] evil, but in your minds be mature [men].
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
Brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
Brothers and sisters, don’t be like children in the way you think. Well, be babies when it comes to evil, but be adults in your thinking.
Brothers, don’t be children in your thinking. In evil, be like infants; but in your thinking, be grown-up.
My friends, stop thinking like children. Think like mature people and be as innocent as tiny babies.
Brethren, be not children in [your] minds, but in malice be babes; but in [your] minds be grown [men].
Brothers, do not be children in your understanding. But be childlike in evilness, and be mature in your understanding.
Brethren, do not become children in sense: but in malice be children, and in sense be perfect.
Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. In evil things be like babies, but in your thinking you should be like full-grown adults.
My Christian friends, do not continue to think like children think. Instead, think properly like men and women should think. The only way you should be like babies is to keep away from evil things.
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking, but be like babies in regard to evil, and be mature in your thinking.
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
Brothers and sisters, do not think like children. In evil things be like ·babies [infants], but in your thinking you should be ·like adults [mature; grown-up].
Brethren, be not children in understanding, but as concerning maliciousness be children, but in understanding be of a ripe age.
Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. When it comes to evil, be like babies, but think like mature people.
Do not be like children in your thinking, my friends; be children so far as evil is concerned, but be grown up in your thinking.
Brothers, don’t be childish in your thinking, but be infants in regard to evil and adult in your thinking.
Brothers, do not think like children. In evil things be like babies. But in your thinking you should be like full-grown men.
Brothers, stop being childish in your thinking. Be like infants with respect to evil, but think like adults.
My brothers, don’t be like excitable children but use your intelligence! By all means be innocent as babes as far as evil is concerned, but where your minds are concerned be full-grown men! In the Law it is written: ‘With men of other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people; and yet, for all that, they will not hear me’.
Brothers, be not children in understanding, howbeit in malice be ye children; but in understanding be perfect.
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking; rather in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
Brothers, do not become children in your understanding, but with respect to wickedness be as a child, and in your understanding be mature.
Dear brothers, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent babies when it comes to planning evil, but be men of intelligence in understanding matters of this kind.
To be perfectly frank, I’m getting exasperated with your childish thinking. How long before you grow up and use your head—your adult head? It’s all right to have a childlike unfamiliarity with evil; a simple no is all that’s needed there. But there’s far more to saying yes to something. Only mature and well-exercised intelligence can save you from falling into gullibility. It’s written in Scripture that God said, In strange tongues and from the mouths of strangers I will preach to this people, but they’ll neither listen nor believe. So where does it get you, all this speaking in tongues no one understands? It doesn’t help believers, and it only gives unbelievers something to gawk at. Plain truth-speaking, on the other hand, goes straight to the heart of believers and doesn’t get in the way of unbelievers. If you come together as a congregation and some unbelieving outsiders walk in on you as you’re all praying in tongues, unintelligible to each other and to them, won’t they assume you’ve taken leave of your senses and get out of there as fast as they can? But if some unbelieving outsiders walk in on a service where people are speaking out God’s truth, the plain words will bring them up against the truth and probe their hearts. Before you know it, they’re going to be on their faces before God, recognizing that God is among you.
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking; rather be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Rather, in evil be infants but in your thinking be adults.
Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. When it comes to evil, be like babies, but think like mature people.
Brothers, stop being childish in your thinking. In respect to evil be like infants, but in your thinking be mature.
Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
Brethren, do not be childish in your thinking. Be like infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.
Brothers and sisters, do not think like children. In evil things be like babies, but in your thinking you should be like adults.
Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. Be like babies as far as evil is concerned. But be grown up in your thinking.
Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.
Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.
Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.
Christian brothers, do not be like children in your thinking. Be full-grown, but be like children in not knowing how to sin.
Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.
Brethren, do not be children in understanding. As concerning evil, be children, but in understanding be mature.
Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults.
Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults.
Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults.
Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking; rather, be infants in evil, but in thinking be adults.
Brothers and sisters, don’t be children in your thinking. Be babies when it comes to evil, but in your thinking be grown-ups.
Achim b’Moshiach, be not yeladim in your machsh’vot (thoughts); be infantile in kavvanah ra’ah (malice), perhaps, but in your binah, be mature. [YIRMEYAH 4:22]
Brothers, do not be children in understanding, but concerning wickedness be children; in understanding be of a ripe age.
Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; be babes in evil, but in thinking be mature.
Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; be babes in evil, but in thinking be mature.
Brothers and sisters, stop being children in your thinking—rather, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. Be innocent of malice but mature in understanding.
Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
My brothers, do not be like children in your thinking. When it comes to doing wrong things, be like small babies. But in your thinking be grown up people.
Brethren, do not ye be made children in wits, but in malice be ye children; but in wits be ye perfect.
Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;
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