23"Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is constructive.


In Context

20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.

21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons.

22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord's jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

23 "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is constructive.

24 Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.

25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,

1st Corinthians 10:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:23All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:23All things are lawful for me, but all things do not edify.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:23All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23All things are lawful, but all are not profitable; all things are lawful, but all do not edify.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:23All things are lawful; but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful; but all things edify not.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23|All things are lawful for me,| but not all things are profitable. |All things are lawful for me,| but not all things build up.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:23All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:23All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.