Gen 49:6, 1Ki 19:9, Psa 1:1, 26:4-10, Pro 13:20, Act 4:23, 1Cor 15:33 | ESV | STEP | Let my soul come not into their council ; O my glory , be not joined to their company . For in their anger they killed men , and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen .

Genesis 49:6

6 Let 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

9 There 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.
5 I 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,
7 proclaiming 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,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of ^sbribes.

Proverbs 13:20

20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Acts 4:23

The Believers Pray for Boldness

23 When 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}