Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Praiseworthy; laudable. 2. (a.) Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.

Multi-Version Concordance Allowable (6 Occurrences) Matthew 22:17 Give us your judgement therefore: is it allowable for us to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?" (WEY) Mark 12:14 So they came to Him. "Rabbi," they said, "we know that you are a truthful man and you do not fear any one; for you do not recognize human distinctions, but teach God's way truly. Is it allowable to pay poll-tax to Caesar, or not? (WEY) Luke 14:3 This led Jesus to ask the lawyers and Pharisees, "Is it allowable to cure people on the Sabbath?" (WEY) Luke 20:22 Is it allowable to pay a tax to Caesar, or not?" (WEY) 1 Corinthians 6:12 Everything is allowable to me, but not everything is profitable. Everything is allowable to me, but to nothing will I become a slave. (WEY) 1 Corinthians 10:23 Everything is allowable, but not everything is profitable. Everything is allowable, but everything does not build others up. (WEY)