1 Corinthians 10:24
Let no one seek his own, but that of another.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
In Context
25Eat everything which is sold in market, asking no questions on account of conscience;
Cross References
Romans 15:1But we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
1 Corinthians 10:33as I also please all in all things, seeking not my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.
2 Corinthians 12:14Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not spare: for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasures for the parents, but the parents for the children,
Philippians 2:21for all are seeking after their own, and not the things of Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:24-33
Christian Liberty. ( a. d. 57.) 23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. 25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: 26 For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. 27 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. 28… Read the whole commentary →