1 Corinthians 10:23 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ All things are legitimate [permissible–and we are free to do anything we please], but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life].

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²³ Everything is permitted, but everything isn’t beneficial. Everything is permitted, but everything doesn’t build others up.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ All is lawful to me, but not all is edifying.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

1 Corinthians 10:23 Cross References

Romans 14:15

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

1 Corinthians 14:12

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

1 Corinthians 14:17

For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

1 Corinthians 14:26

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

1 Corinthians 6:12

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

1 Corinthians 8:9

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to them that are weak.

2 Corinthians 12:19

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

1 Timothy 1:4

neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.