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20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
    but the companion of fools suffers harm.(A)

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20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)

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33 Do not be deceived:

“Bad company ruins good morals.”

34 Sober up, as you rightly ought to, and sin no more, for some people have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.(A)

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33 Do not be misled:(A) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[a](B) 34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God(C)—I say this to your shame.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander

Lay aside immaturity and live,
    and walk in the way of insight.”(A)

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Leave your simple ways and you will live;(A)
    walk in the way of insight.”(B)

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31 The ear that heeds wholesome admonition
    will lodge among the wise.

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31 Whoever heeds life-giving correction
    will be at home among the wise.(A)

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The Temple of the Living God

14 Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? Or what partnership is there between light and darkness?(A) 15 What agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we[a] are the temple of the living God, as God said,

“I will live in them[b] and walk among them,
    and I will be their God,
    and they shall be my people.(B)
17 Therefore come out from them,
    and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch nothing unclean;
    then I will welcome you,(C)
18 and I will be your father,
    and you shall be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 6.16 Other ancient authorities read you
  2. 6.16 Or in their midst

Warning Against Idolatry

14 Do not be yoked together(A) with unbelievers.(B) For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?(C) 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[a]?(D) Or what does a believer(E) have in common with an unbeliever?(F) 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?(G) For we are the temple(H) of the living God.(I) As God has said:

“I will live with them
    and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
    and they will be my people.”[b](J)

17 Therefore,

“Come out from them(K)
    and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
    and I will receive you.”[c](L)

18 And,

“I will be a Father to you,
    and you will be my sons and daughters,(M)
says the Lord Almighty.”[d](N)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:15 Greek Beliar, a variant of Belial
  2. 2 Corinthians 6:16 Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27
  3. 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41
  4. 2 Corinthians 6:18 2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8

Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,

“Come out of her, my people,
    so that you do not take part in her sins
and so that you do not share in her plagues,(A)

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Warning to Escape Babylon’s Judgment

Then I heard another voice from heaven say:

“‘Come out of her, my people,’[a](A)
    so that you will not share in her sins,
    so that you will not receive any of her plagues;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:4 Jer. 51:45

63 I am a companion of all who fear you,
    of those who keep your precepts.(A)

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63 I am a friend to all who fear you,(A)
    to all who follow your precepts.(B)

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11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
    let us wantonly ambush the innocent;(A)
12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive
    and whole, like those who go down to the Pit.(B)
13 We shall find all kinds of costly things;
    we shall fill our houses with spoil.
14 Throw in your lot among us;
    we will all have one purse”—
15 my child, do not walk in their way;
    keep your foot from their paths,(C)
16 for their feet run to evil,
    and they hurry to shed blood.(D)
17 For in vain is the net baited
    while the bird is looking on;
18 yet they lie in wait—to kill themselves!
    and set an ambush—for their own lives!
19 Such is the end[a] of all who are greedy for gain;
    it takes away the life of its possessors.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.19 Gk: Heb are the ways

11 If they say, “Come along with us;
    let’s lie in wait(A) for innocent blood,
    let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 let’s swallow(B) them alive, like the grave,
    and whole, like those who go down to the pit;(C)
13 we will get all sorts of valuable things
    and fill our houses with plunder;
14 cast lots with us;
    we will all share the loot(D)”—
15 my son, do not go along with them,
    do not set foot(E) on their paths;(F)
16 for their feet rush into evil,(G)
    they are swift to shed blood.(H)
17 How useless to spread a net
    where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait(I) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!(J)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.(K)

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24 And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds,

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24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,(A)

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The Reward of the Faithful

16 Then those who revered the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who revered the Lord and thought on his name.(A)

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The Faithful Remnant

16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard.(A) A scroll(B) of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared(C) the Lord and honored his name.

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27 Her house is the way to Sheol,
    going down to the chambers of death.(A)

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27 Her house is a highway to the grave,
    leading down to the chambers of death.(A)

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22 Right away he follows her
    and goes like an ox to the slaughter
or bounds like a stag toward the trap[a]
23     until an arrow pierces its entrails.
He is like a bird rushing into a snare,
    not knowing that it will cost him his life.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 7.22 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain

22 All at once he followed her
    like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer[a] stepping into a noose[b](A)
23     till an arrow pierces(B) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
    little knowing it will cost him his life.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
  2. Proverbs 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

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The Fellowship of the Believers

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching(A) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread(B) and to prayer.(C)

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