Psa 1:1, 26:4-5, 28:3, Pro 9:6, 13:20, 1Cor 15:33, 2Cor 6:15-17 | ESV | STEP | Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked , nor stands in the way of sinners , nor sits in the seat of scoffers ;

zCited from Isa. 52:11; [ch. 7:1; Ezek. 20:34, 41; Zeph. 3:20; Rev. 18:4]

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 ^bwalks not in ^cthe counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in ^dthe way of sinners,
nor ^esits in ^fthe seat of ^gscoffers;

Psalms 26:4-5

4 I do not ^hsit with men of ⁱfalsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
5 I ^jhate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.

Psalms 28:3

3 Do not ^kdrag me off with the wicked,
with the workers of evil,
^lwho speak peace with their neighbors
while evil is in their hearts.

Proverbs 9:6

6 Leave ^myour simple ways, ^{▼▼Or Leave the company of the simple} and ^olive,
^pand walk in the way of insight.”

Proverbs 13:20

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

1 Corinthians 15:33

33 ^qDo not be deceived: ^r“Bad company ruins good morals.” ^{▼▼Probably from Menander’s comedy Thais}

2 Corinthians 6:15-17

15 ^tWhat accord has Christ with Belial? ^{▼▼Greek Beliar} Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For ^vwe are the temple of the living God; as God said,

^w“I will make my dwelling among them and ^xwalk among them,
and ^yI will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
17 Therefore ^zgo out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,