Romans 14:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Therefore do not let what you consider good be spoken of as evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 12:17 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.
  • 1 Cor 10:29-30 : 29 I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience? 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I blamed for the food that I give thanks for?
  • 2 Cor 8:20-21 : 20 We did this as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering. 21 For we are concerned about what is right not only before the Lord but also before men.
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 Stay away from every form of evil.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    15For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died.

  • Rom 14:17-22
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    17For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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

    19So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.

    20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.

    21It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

    22The faith you have, keep to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not judge himself by what he approves.

  • Rom 14:13
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    13Exhortation for the Strong not to Destroy the Weak Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.

  • Rom 14:3
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    3The one who eats everything must not despise the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not judge the one who eats everything, for God has accepted him.

  • Titus 2:8
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    8and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

  • 1 Cor 8:8-9
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    8Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

    9But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

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

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

  • 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 pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

  • 1 Cor 10:29-32
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    29I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?

    30If I partake with thankfulness, why am I blamed for the food that I give thanks for?

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

    32Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

  • 1 Cor 8:13
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    13For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.

  • Jas 4:16
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    16But as it is, you boast about your arrogant plans. All such boasting is evil.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.

  • 1 Cor 16:14
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    14Everything you do should 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, being jealous of one another.

  • Rom 3:8
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    8And why not say,“Let us do evil so that good may come of it”?– as some who slander us allege that we say.(Their condemnation is deserved!)

  • Eph 4:29
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    29You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it would give grace to those who hear.

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

  • Rom 12:17
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    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to 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 affects the whole batch of dough?

  • 1 Pet 2:16
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    16Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves.

  • Rom 16:18-19
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    18For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.

    19Your obedience is known to all and thus I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

  • Rom 15:2
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    2Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up.

  • Rom 14:10
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    10But you who eat vegetables only– why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything– why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

  • 1 Cor 10:24
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    24Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person.

  • Heb 13:9
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    9Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.

  • Rom 14:1
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    1Exhortation to Mutual Forbearance Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions.

  • Gal 5:15
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    15However, if you continually bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.

  • 1 Pet 2:12
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    12and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears.

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

  • 2 Cor 13:7
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    7Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, but so that you may do what is right even if we may appear to have failed the test.

  • 1 Pet 4:15
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    15But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker.

  • 2 Cor 8:20
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    20We did this as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Matt 5:16
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    16In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.