Psa 1:1, 26:4-5, Pro 1:10, 15, 2:11-12, 9:6, 13:20, 1Cor 15:33 | 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 ;

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.

Proverbs 1:10

10 My son, if sinners ^kentice you,
do not consent.

Proverbs 1:15

15 my son, ^ldo not walk in the way with them;
^mhold back your foot from their paths,

Proverbs 2:11-12

11 ⁿdiscretion will ^owatch over you,
understanding will guard you,
12 delivering you from the way of evil,
from men of perverted speech,

Proverbs 9:6

6 Leave ^pyour simple ways, ^{▼▼Or Leave the company of the simple} and ^rlive,
^sand 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 ^tDo not be deceived: ^u“Bad company ruins good morals.” ^{▼▼Probably from Menander’s comedy Thais}