Colossians 4:5

¹⁵Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, ¹⁶redeeming the time, because the days are evil. ¹⁷Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

¹³Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

¹²that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

¹⁷But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁹For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.

¹⁶“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

⁷Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

¹¹He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

¹²For what do I have to do with also judging those who are outside? Don’t you judge those who are within? ¹³But those who are outside, God judges. “Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.”