1 Corinthians 6:12

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

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6 songs meet this passage

  • “I ain't never smoke, fuck it, why not? Guess I'm trying pot”

    Bucket List · Saba

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    The casual 'why not' toward a new vice sits against Paul's caution that just because something is permissible doesn't mean it's beneficial or won't master you.

  • “And I'm sippin' codeine, I'm a addict”

    Numb · 21 Savage

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    He names the addiction plainly, an honest admission, but the song offers no path out of being mastered by it.

  • “Problem is, when I'm with you, I'm an addict”

    Lose Control · Teddy Swims

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    Paul warns against being mastered by anything; this song names that very mastery as romantic rather than something to resist.

  • Style · Taylor Swift

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    Paul's point that something can be permissible yet still master you speaks directly to the dynamic the song romanticizes. The relationship here has mastery over both people, and the song treats that as timeless rather than as a problem.

  • “I like it when you take control”

    bad guy · Billie Eilish

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    Toying with power dynamics as a game misses Paul's point that not all that's permissible truly serves us.

  • “Manipulate my decisions”

    There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back · Shawn Mendes

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    Paul warns against being mastered by anything, even what's permissible; the song frames being controlled by desire as thrilling rather than risky.

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