1 Corinthians 8:9

Be careful that your liberty does not become a stumbling block to those who are weak. Freedom misused can spiritually injure a fellow believer.

Cross-references · 23

• Gal 5:13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
• Rom 14:20–21For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
• 1 Pet 2:16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
• 2 Pet 2:19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
• Rom 14:1–2Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
• 1 Cor 10:24Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
• Rom 14:13–15Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
• 1 Cor 8:12But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
• 1 Cor 10:32Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
• 1 Cor 9:22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
• 1 Cor 8:10For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
• Luke 17:1–2Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
• 1 Cor 10:29Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
• Rom 15:1We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
• Rev 2:14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
• Isa 57:14And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
• Lev 19:14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
• Isa 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
• Ezek 14:3Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
• 2 Cor 11:21I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.
• Matt 18:10Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
• Matt 18:6–7But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
• Ezek 44:12Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.

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