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Therefore don`t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
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Wisdom is Understanding God's Will
Commentators emphasize that the term for "foolish" here means senseless or stupidly imprudent. The direct antidote is not simply gaining knowledge, but actively seeking to understand God's will. This is presented as the definition of true wisdom—aligning one's mind and life with the Lord's revealed purposes.
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Ephesians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be ye not unwise. Do not be fools in the employment of your time, and in your manner of life. Show true wisdom by endeavoring to understan…
Be ye not foolish (μη γινεσθε αφρονες). "Stop becoming foolish."
19th Century
Anglican
Be you not unwise.—The word here is stronger than in Ephesians 5:15; it is properly senseless, used of "the fool…
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Baptist
Because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is e…
“Therefore” resumes the thought of v.15 with its exhortation to be wise. “Foolish” (GK 933) here is a stronger word than “unwise” in v.15, alluding…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore do not be unwise. He whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates in it day and night ([Reference Psalms …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore be you not unwise No one would be thought to be unwise, but such are, who do not redeem time, and are igno…
Another remedy against sin is care, or caution, as it is otherwise impossible to maintain purity of heart and life. Time is a talent given to us by…
