Romans 14:16

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Therefore, do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.

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  • Rom 12:17 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
  • 1 Cor 10:29-30 : 29 I do not mean your own conscience, but that of the other person's. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience? 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of what I give thanks for?
  • 2 Cor 8:20-21 : 20 We are taking this precaution so that no one will criticize us regarding this generous gift we are administering. 21 For we are taking every precaution to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of people.
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Abstain from every form of evil.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 14:15
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    15If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.

  • Rom 14:17-22
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    80%

    17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

    18For anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.

    19So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.

    20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things are indeed clean, but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.

    21It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother or sister to stumble, to be offended, or to be weakened.

    22Do you have faith? Keep it to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

  • Rom 14:13
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    13Therefore, let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

  • Rom 14:3
    75%

    3The one who eats must not look down on the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, for God has accepted them.

  • Titus 2:8
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    8Let your speech be sound and beyond reproach, so that any opponent may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.

  • 1 Cor 8:8-9
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    8Food will not bring us closer to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.

    9But be careful that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to those who are weak.

  • 1 Pet 3:16
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    16Yet do so with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that when you are maligned, those who accuse your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3We give no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited.

  • 1 Cor 15:33
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    33Do not be deceived: 'Bad company corrupts good morals.'

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

  • 1 Cor 10:29-32
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    74%

    29I do not mean your own conscience, but that of the other person's. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?

    30If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of what I give thanks for?

    31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

    32Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks, or the church of God.

  • 1 Cor 8:13
    74%

    13Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

  • Jas 4:16
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    16But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

  • 1 Cor 16:14
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    14Let all that you do be done in love.

  • Rom 12:21
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    21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

  • Gal 5:26
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    26Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

  • Rom 3:8
    72%

    8Why not say—as some slanderously claim we say—"Let us do evil so that good may result"? Their condemnation is just.

  • Eph 4:29
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    29No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.

  • John 16:1
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    1I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.

  • Rom 12:17
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    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.

  • Rom 12:14
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    14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

  • 1 Cor 5:6
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    6Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?

  • 1 Pet 2:16
    72%

    16Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

  • Rom 16:18-19
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    18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

    19Your obedience has been reported to all. Therefore, I rejoice about you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.

  • Rom 15:2
    71%

    2Each of us should please our neighbor for their good, to build them up.

  • Rom 14:10
    71%

    10But you, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 10:24
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    24No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.

  • Heb 13:9
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    9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by God’s grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which have not benefited those who have followed them.

  • Rom 14:1
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    1Welcome anyone who is weak in faith, but do not engage in disputes over opinions.

  • Gal 5:15
    71%

    15But if you bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.

  • 1 Pet 2:12
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    12Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

  • 1 Cor 14:20
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    20Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.

  • 2 Cor 13:7
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    7We pray to God that you may not do anything wrong—not so that we may appear approved, but so that you may do what is right, even if we may seem to have failed.

  • 1 Pet 4:15
    71%

    15If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.

  • 2 Cor 8:20
    71%

    20We are taking this precaution so that no one will criticize us regarding this generous gift we are administering.

  • Ps 34:13
    71%

    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Matt 5:16
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    16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.