Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Galatians 5:9 in English Standard Version "A little leaven leavens the whole lump." 1Co 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 1Co 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” Heb 12:15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;