Romans 14:16

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 12:17 : 17 giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.
  • 1 Cor 10:29-30 : 29 and conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why `is it' that my liberty is judged by another's conscience? 30 and if I thankfully do partake, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?
  • 2 Cor 8:20-21 : 20 avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this abundance that is ministered by us, 21 providing right things, not only before the Lord, but also before men;
  • 1 Thess 5:22 : 22 from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

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  • 15and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.

  • Rom 14:17-22
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    17for the reign of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

    18for he who in these things is serving the Christ, `is' acceptable to God and approved of men.

    19So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

    20for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, `are' pure, but evil `is' to the man who is eating through stumbling.

    21Right `it is' not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to `do anything' in which thy brother doth stumble, or is made to fall, or is weak.

    22Thou hast faith! to thyself have `it' before God; happy is he who is not judging himself in what he doth approve,

  • 13no longer, therefore, may we judge one another, but this judge ye rather, not to put a stumbling-stone before the brother, or an offence.

  • 3let not him who is eating despise him who is not eating: and let not him who is not eating judge him who is eating, for God did receive him.

  • 8discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

  • 1 Cor 8:8-9
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    8But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

    9but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,

  • 16having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

  • 3in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

  • 33Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

  • 15see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

  • 11Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;

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    29and conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why `is it' that my liberty is judged by another's conscience?

    30and if I thankfully do partake, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?

    31Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

    32become offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God;

  • 13wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh -- to the age -- that my brother I may not cause to stumble.

  • 16and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;

  • 4in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

  • 14let all your things be done in love.

  • 21Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

  • 26let us not become vain-glorious -- one another provoking, one another envying!

  • 8and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say -- `We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous.

  • 29Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

  • 1`These things I have spoken to you, that ye may not be stumbled,

  • 17giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.

  • 9not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

  • 14Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

  • 6Not good `is' your glorying; have ye not known that a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven?

  • 16as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

  • Rom 16:18-19
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    18for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

    19for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;

  • 2for let each one of us please the neighbor for good, unto edification,

  • 10And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ;

  • 24let no one seek his own -- but each another's.

  • 9with teachings manifold and strange be not carried about, for `it is' good that by grace the heart be confirmed, not with meats, in which they who were occupied were not profited;

  • 1And him who is weak in the faith receive ye -- not to determinations of reasonings;

  • 15and if one another ye do bite and devour, see -- that ye may not by one another be consumed.

  • 12having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

  • 20Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

  • 7and I pray before God that ye do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is right, and we may be as disapproved;

  • 15for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;

  • 20avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this abundance that is ministered by us,

  • 13Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

  • 16so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who `is' in the heavens.