1 Corinthians 10:23 ““Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everyt…”

1 Corinthians 10:23

“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

World English Bible

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.

American Standard Version

All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.

Geneva Bible 1599

All things are lawfull for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawfull for me, but all things edifie not.

Darby Translation

All things are lawful, but all are not profitable; all things are lawful, but all do not edify.

Young's Literal Translation

All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

Bible in Basic English

We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.

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Cross references

“things are lawful”

1 Corinthians 6:12 1 Corinthians 8:9 Romans 14:15 Romans 14:20

1 Corinthians 6:12 · BSB

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

1 Corinthians 8:9 · BSB

Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

Romans 14:15 · BSB

If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.

Romans 14:20 · BSB

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

“edify”

Ephesians 4:29 1 Thessalonians 5:11 1 Corinthians 14:17 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14:12 1 Timothy 1:4

Ephesians 4:29 · BSB

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 · BSB

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

1 Corinthians 14:17 · BSB

You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.

1 Corinthians 14:26 · BSB

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

1 Corinthians 14:12 · BSB

It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.

1 Timothy 1:4 · BSB

or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

24No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

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