1 Corinthians 6:12-13

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything. “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of 1 Corinthians 6

11 songs meet this passage

  • “Because to me, my life is more than my erection”

    Ditty · Paperboy

    resonates with 1 Corinthians 6:12-13

    A rare flash of self-awareness in the song, briefly admitting there's more to a man than sexual conquest, even if it doesn't change the song's direction.

  • “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.

  • “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; the song names its own enslavement to desire without resisting it.

  • 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

    The toying with power and control in the relationship brushes against Paul's point that not all that's permissible is beneficial or freeing.

  • “You take all my inhibitions”

    There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back · Shawn Mendes

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    Paul says 'I will not be mastered by anything'; this song celebrates exactly the opposite, being swept past one's own judgment by desire.

  • Pretty Little Poison · Warren Zeiders

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    Paul's point that not everything permissible is beneficial fits a narrator who admits the risk but chooses to be mastered by it anyway.

  • “What's your addiction? Is it money? Is it girls? Is it weed?”

    Addiction · Kanye West

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    Paul warns against being mastered by anything permissible, while this song embraces being mastered by appetite as almost inevitable and even enjoyable.

  • “Let The Music Take Control”

    Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) [feat. Freedom Williams] · C+C Music Factory

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    Paul reminds believers not to be mastered by anything; the song's invitation to let something else 'take control' is harmless fun here but worth noting as a pattern.

  • Keep Coming Back · Richard Marx

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    The song's refrain of compulsive return despite harm ('I don't know why I keep coming back') illustrates being mastered by a craving rather than walking in freedom.

  • I Got 5 On It (feat. Michael Marshall) · Luniz

    strains against 1 Corinthians 6:12

    The song's casual, consequence-free framing of getting high (even joking about failing a drug test) contrasts with Paul's point that not everything permissible is beneficial or should master us.

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