Proverbs 9:6
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6 Lay aside immaturity and live,
and walk in the way of insight.”(A)
Proverbs 13:20
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20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools suffers harm.(A)
Proverbs 4:11
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11 I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.(A)
Luke 13:24
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24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.(A)
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2 Corinthians 6:17
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17 Therefore come out from them,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch nothing unclean;
then I will welcome you,(A)
Revelation 18:4
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4 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)
Acts 2:40
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40 And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”
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Matthew 7:13-14
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The Narrow Gate
13 “Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy[a] that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it.(A) 14 For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
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- 7.13 Other ancient authorities read for the road is wide and easy
Proverbs 9:11
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11 For by me your days will be multiplied,
and years will be added to your life.(A)
Proverbs 8:35
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35 For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
Proverbs 4:14-15
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14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
15 Avoid it; do not go on it;
turn away from it and pass on.
Psalm 119:115
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115 Go away from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.(A)
Psalm 45:10
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10 Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear;
forget your people and your father’s house,(A)
Psalm 26:4-6
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4 I do not sit with the worthless,
nor do I consort with hypocrites;(A)
5 I hate the company of evildoers
and will not sit with the wicked.(B)
6 I wash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O Lord,(C)
Proverbs 10:17
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17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,
but one who rejects a rebuke goes astray.
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