Ephesians 5:17
Wherefore, be ye not vnwise, but vnderstand what the will of the Lord is.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
In Context
16Redeeming ye season: for ye daies are euill.
18And be not drunke with wine, wherein is excesse: but be fulfilled with the Spirit,
Cross References
1 Kings 3:9Giue therefore vnto thy seruant an vnderstanding heart, to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good and bad: for who is able to iudge this thy mightie people?
Psalms 111:10The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord: all they that obserue them, haue good vnderstanding: his praise endureth for euer.
Proverbs 2:5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 23:23Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.
John 7:17If any man will doe his will, he shall knowe of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speake of my selfe.
Ephesians 5:15Take heede therefore that yee walke circumspectly, not as fooles, but as wise,
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 5:4-21
Preservatives from Impurity; Cautions and Admonitions. ( a. d. 61.) 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things… Read the whole commentary →