Choosing Your Friends Carefully

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

A man with friends <FI>is<Fi> to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness?

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver <FI>with<Fi> his lips make not thyself surety.

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, — read the full passage →

At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not. — read the full passage →

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love. — read the full passage →

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

Let no one say, being tempted--`From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one, — read the full passage →

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners; — read the full passage →

and no one hath gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down--the Son of Man who is in the heaven. — read the full passage →

Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross; — read the full passage →

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

look to the dogs, look to the evil-workers, look to the concision;

and now, I did write to you not to keep company with <FI>him<Fi> , if any one, being named a brother, may be a whoremonger, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner--with such a one not even to eat together;

Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

Mighty <FI>is<Fi> the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth; — read the full passage →

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say <FI>it<Fi> .

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

For, lo, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Is turning aside from Jerusalem, And from Judah, stay and staff, Every stay of bread, and every stay of water. — read the full passage →

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.

Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love.

For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding.

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent <FI>is<Fi> easy. — read the full passage →

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent <FI>is<Fi> easy.

The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

Here is endurance of the saints: here <FI>are<Fi> those keeping the commands of God, and the faith of Jesus.'

and it leadeth astray those dwelling on the land, because of the signs that were given it to do before the beast, saying to those dwelling upon the land to make an image to the beast that hath the stroke of the sword and did live,

and the great dragon was cast forth--the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world--he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

because all that <FI>is<Fi> in the world--the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life--is not of the Father, but of the world, — read the full passage →

for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh--lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error, — read the full passage →

draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

sanctify them in Thy truth, Thy word is truth;

`O Belteshazzar, master of the scribes, as I have known that the spirit of the holy gods <FI>is<Fi> in thee, and no secret doth press thee, the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation, tell. — read the full passage →

Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.

Without counsel <FI>is<Fi> the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

In transgression of the lips <FI>is<Fi> the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing. — read the full passage →

From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire. — read the full passage →

For the holy ones who <FI>are<Fi> in the land, And the honourable, all my delight <FI>is<Fi> in them.

And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him; — read the full passage →

And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him;

and Elijah saith unto Elisha, `Abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me unto Beth-El;' and Elisha saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;' and they go down to Beth-El.

And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

And a great sign was seen in the heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars, — read the full passage →

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;

These things I did write to you concerning those leading you astray;

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, to the assembly of Thessalonians in God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ! — read the full passage →

Also you--being dead in the trespasses and the sins, — read the full passage →

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, — read the full passage →

whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered <FI>him<Fi> to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God, — read the full passage →