Romans 14:16
14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
- KJV
- Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
- WEB
- Then don’t let your good be slandered,
- ASV
- Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
- DARBY
- Let not then your good be evil spoken of;
- BLB
- Therefore do not let your⁺ good be spoken of as evil.
- ÅB
- La derfor ikke det gode dere har, bli spottet.
- OTB
- Sørg for at dine gode handlinger ikke blir kalt ut av andre som feil.
- B1930
- La da ikke eders gode bli spottet!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 10:29–30
Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
Read in contextRomans 12:17
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:20–21
Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
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