Read Full ChapterYour boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?
World English Bible (WEB)
Your{G5216} glorying{G2745} is not{G3756} good{G2570}. Know ye{G1492}{(G5758)} not{G3756} that{G3754} a little{G3398} leaven{G2219} leaveneth{G2220}{(G5719)} the whole{G3650} lump{G5445}?
Strong's King James
(6) Your reason for boasting isn't good! Don't you know that a little leaven, leavens the whole batch of dough?
The F.O.G
[6] Your boasting about your spiritual maturity is completely inappropriate! Don't you know that just a tiny bit of yeast works through an entire batch of dough? One person's unchallenged sin affects the whole community!
The F.O.G Paraphrase
Not good is your glorying; have ye not known that a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven?
Young's Literal Translation
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