1 Corinthians 10:23
World English Bible (WEB)
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.
In context
21 You can’t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t both partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.
22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
23 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.
24 Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good.
25 Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,
1 Corinthians 10:23 in every translation
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.
- ASV American Standard Version
- All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.
- YLT 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- All things are lawful, but all are not profitable; all things are lawful, but all do not edify.
- WBS Webster Bible
- All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.