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
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of …
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid …
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken …
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which …
Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.