Romans 14:22 “Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed…”

Romans 14:22

Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

World English Bible

Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.

American Standard Version

The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth.

Geneva Bible 1599

Hast thou faith? haue it with thy selfe before God: blessed is hee that condemneth not himselfe in that thing which he aloweth.

Darby Translation

Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Blessed [is] he who does not judge himself in what he allows.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou hast faith! to thyself have [it] before God; happy is he who is not judging himself in what he doth approve,

Bible in Basic English

The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.

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Cross references

“thou”

Romans 14:5 James 3:13 Galatians 6:1 Romans 14:23 Romans 14:2 Romans 14:14

Romans 14:5 · BSB

One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

James 3:13 · BSB

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Galatians 6:1 · BSB

Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Romans 14:23 · BSB

But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

Romans 14:2 · BSB

For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.

Romans 14:14 · BSB

I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

“Happy”

1 John 3:21 Acts 24:16 2 Corinthians 1:12 Romans 7:15 Romans 7:24

1 John 3:21 · BSB

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,

Acts 24:16 · BSB

In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

2 Corinthians 1:12 · BSB

For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of…

Romans 7:15 · BSB

I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.

Romans 7:24 · BSB

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

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

In context

21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

23But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

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