1 Corinthians 10:23-24

“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

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2 songs meet this passage

  • “You know my ex, so that makes it all feel complicated”

    my ex's best friend · mgk & blackbear

    strains against 1 Corinthians 10:23-24

    The song treats a relationally tangled attraction as merely awkward rather than something that could wound others; Paul calls believers to consider how choices affect those around them.

  • “roll up a joint, or don't”

    Follow Your Arrow · Kacey Musgraves

    strains against 1 Corinthians 10:23

    Paul affirms freedom but tempers it with what is beneficial and constructive; the song treats freedom as the whole answer rather than one part of it.

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