Genesis 49:6
6Let my soul come not into their council;aO my glory, bbe not joined to their company.
For in their anger they killed men,
and in their willfulness they chamstrung oxen.
1 Kings 19:9
The Lord Speaks to Elijah
9There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, dthe word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”Psalms 1:1
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
1 Blessed is the man ▼▼The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
who fwalks not in gthe counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in hthe way of sinners,
nor isits in jthe seat of kscoffers;
Psalms 26:4-10
4 I do not lsit with men of mfalsehood,nor do I consort with hypocrites.
5I nhate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
6 I owash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O Lord,
7proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
and telling all your pwondrous deeds.
8 O Lord, I qlove the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
9 rDo not sweep my soul away with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of sbribes.
Proverbs 13:20
20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Acts 4:23
The Believers Pray for Boldness
23When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.1 Corinthians 15:33
33 tDo not be deceived: u“Bad company ruins good morals.” ▼▼Probably from Menander’s comedy Thais
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