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- Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- 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.
- He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
- 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.
- 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.
- If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.