Proverbs 14:7

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.

The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.

“Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners;

Therefore “ ‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.

envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.

“ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.

But those who are outside, God judges. “Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.”

holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

If anyone comes to you, and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t receive him into your house, and don’t welcome him,

I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, that you have no participation in her sins, and that you don’t receive of her plagues,

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?

I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom.

For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

for he who welcomes him participates in his evil deeds.

But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”

At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely that is the king of Israel!” and they came over to fight against him. Jehoshaphat cried out.

Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate Yahweh? Because of this, wrath is on you from before Yahweh.

He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

I will answer you, and your companions with you.

I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men.

I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”

Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.”

Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored.

A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

I didn’t sit in the assembly of those who make merry and rejoice. I sat alone because of your hand, for you have filled me with indignation.

“You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.”

Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! Yahweh has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie.

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood. You have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,” says the Lord Yahweh.

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.

He warned them, saying, “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

Being let go, they came to their own company and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife.

But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers!

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.

constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Solomon answered all her questions. There wasn’t anything hidden from the king which he didn’t tell her.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Yahweh says: ‘Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from off the neck of all the nations within two full years.’ ” Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.