1 Corinthians 5:6
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
Context
This verse from 1 Corinthians Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. Sexual immorality in the church: a man is living with his father's wife. Paul rebukes the church's pride and commands them to deliver such a person to Satan for destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be saved. Do …
Other Translations
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
Not good <FI>is<Fi> your glorying; have ye not known that a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven?
This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?
Cross References
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid …
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of …
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which …
And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken …
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.