Psalm 26:4
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Jeremiah 15:17
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17 (A)I did not sit in the company of revelers,
nor did I rejoice;
(B)I sat alone, because your hand was upon me,
for you had filled me with indignation.
Psalm 1:1
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Book One
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
1 Blessed is the man[a]
who (A)walks not in (B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in (C)the way of sinners,
nor (D)sits in (E)the seat of (F)scoffers;
Footnotes
- Psalm 1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
Proverbs 13:20
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20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Psalm 119:115
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Psalm 119:63
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63 (A)I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
2 Corinthians 6:17
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17 Therefore (A)go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
1 Corinthians 15:33
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33 (A)Do not be deceived: (B)“Bad company ruins good morals.”[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 15:33 Probably from Menander's comedy Thais
Proverbs 12:11
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11 (A)Whoever works his land (B)will have plenty of bread,
(C)but he who follows (D)worthless pursuits lacks sense.
Proverbs 9:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 9:6 Or Leave the company of the simple
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