Avoiding the Appearance of Evil

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 28, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 51, No. 13.

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Avoiding the Appearance of Evil

There is a curious Chinese proverb which says, “In a cucumber field, do not stop to tie your shoe; and under a plum tree, do not wait to settle your cap on your head;” which means, if you do so some one may think you are stealing the cucumbers or plums. Never forget that the apostle says, “Abstain from all appearance of evil.”