Bad Company

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

…or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. …

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

…in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.