What Does the Bible Say About Company?

“And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. are here: Heb. are found iniquity: or, punishment”

“O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. digged: or, houghed oxen”

“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: speak: Heb. answer”

“Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.”

“They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.”

“Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:”

“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: images: Heb. statues”

“For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:”

“Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;”

“After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.”

“And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.”

“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.”

“And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?”

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”

“Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

“And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.”

“And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.”

“But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.”

“And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:”

“Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.”

“For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.”

“Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. by: Heb. after them”

“Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;”

“That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:”

“But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. But cleave: or, For if ye will cleave, etc”

“For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. For the LORD: or, Then the LORD will drive”

“One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.”

“Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. yourselves: Heb. your souls”

“Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:”

“Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.”

“And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. angel: or, messenger”

“And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?”

“Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.”

“But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:”

“But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place. fenced: Heb. filled”

“Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?”

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ungodly: or, wicked”

“Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.”

“In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.”

“I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.”

“I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.”

“Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: Gather: or, Take not away bloody: Heb. men of blood”

“Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.”

“I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.”

“When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. hast: Heb. thy portion was with”

“For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. I had: Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold”

“A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.”

“He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. shall not tarry: Heb. shall not be established”

“They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:”

“But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.”

“Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.”

“Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!”

“My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.”

“I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. for peace: or, a man of peace”

“Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.”

“Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?”

“I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.”

“Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.”

“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”

“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:”

“Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:”

“My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:”

“Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:”

“To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;”

“To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;”

“None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.”

“Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.”

“Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.”

“Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:”

“Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.”

“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”

“The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. excellent: or, abundant”

“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. destroyed: Heb. broken”

“Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.”

“A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.”

“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”

“He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. flattereth: or, enticeth”

“Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.”

“Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.”

“Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:”

“Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.”

“Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:”

“Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh”

“Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.”

“Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. is a companion: or, feedeth gluttons”

“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.”

“When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.”

“Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.”

“Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.”

“Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.”

“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. undone: Heb. cut off”

“For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, with: Heb. in strength of hand”

“Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.”

“Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. There: or, Is the case desperate?”

“Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.”

“I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.”

“Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.”

“My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.”

“Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.”

“In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners. bottles: or, heat through wine”