Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

General references

Bible References

Good

Romans 14:17
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves.
1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

Whereby

Romans 14:13
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this—not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s way.
Malachi 2:8
But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble by the instruction; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of hosts.
Matthew 16:23
But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”
Matthew 18:7
“Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
Luke 17:1
He said to His disciples, It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come!
Philippians 1:10
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
Hebrews 12:13
and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality.

General references

John 16:1
These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.
Philippians 2:4
do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.