Bad Friends

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous: — read the full passage →

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. — read the full passage →

My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. — read the full passage →

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; But knowledge is easy unto him that hath understanding. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh — read the full passage →

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals. — read the full passage →

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.

To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

And Jehovah spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent.

Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. — read the full passage →

I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock;

All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.

He that loveth pureness of heart, Forthe grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things; — read the full passage →

Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves:

For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him: — read the full passage →

For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Many there are that say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. [Selah — read the full passage →

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. — read the full passage →

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers. — read the full passage →

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;

And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear. — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, — read the full passage →

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Paul, calledto bean apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet: — read the full passage →

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. — read the full passage →

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God; — read the full passage →