1 Corinthians 10:23 - American Standard Version (1901) All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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]. Common English Bible Everything is permitted, but everything isn’t beneficial. Everything is permitted, but everything doesn’t build others up. Catholic Public Domain Version All is lawful to me, but not all is edifying. |