King James Version (KJV)

1 Corinthians 10:23

“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.”

Verse in context — 1 Corinthians 10

Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

Let no man seek his own, but every man another's [wealth].

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, [that] eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

Addressing church problems and teaching about love and spiritual gifts.