1 Corinthians 14:7

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

It is the same way with lifeless instruments that produce sound, such as the flute or the harp. If they do not give distinct notes, how will what is being played on the flute or harp be recognized?

Cross References

Matthew 11:17

‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’

Luke 7:32

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep.’

1 Corinthians 13:1

If I speak in the tongues of humans and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

1 Corinthians 14:6

Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you in some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

1 Corinthians 14:8

And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle?

1 Samuel 10:5

After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, at the place where the Philistine garrison is; there, as you come to the town, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the shrine with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre playing in front of them; they will be in a prophetic frenzy.