Romans 14:20

The Law of Love

19So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. 21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

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Berean Standard Bible
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
American Standard Version (1901)
Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Bible in Basic English
Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Free Bible Version
Don't destroy the work of God with arguments over food. Everything is clean—but it would be wrong to eat and offend others.
Geneva Bible 1599
Destroy not the worke of God for meates sake: all things in deede are pure: but it is euill for the man which eateth with offence.
King James (Authorized) Version
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Translation for Translators
Do not destroy what God has done in the life of any believer just because of your eating certain kinds of food [MET] which that person considers wrong to eat! God permits us to eat every kind of food. But if, by your eating certain kinds of food, you encourage another person to sin by doing what he believes is wrong, you are doing wrong.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Do not destroy the work of God because of food. All things are indeed clean, but it is evil for that person who eats and causes him to stumble.
Noah Webster Bible
For the sake of food, destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offense.
World English Bible
Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.
Young's Literal Translation
for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, [are] pure, but evil [is] to the man who is eating through stumbling.