Peer Pressure

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

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.” — read the full passage →

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

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him. — read the full passage →

Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men. — read the full passage →

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

Pilate, wishing to please the multitude, released Barabbas to them, and handed over Jesus, when he had flogged him, to be crucified.

For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

Jesus answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. — read the full passage →

So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. — read the full passage →

To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”

“You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;

Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good? — read the full passage →

But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned. — read the full passage →

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

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

Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

For if you turn again to Yahweh, your brothers and your children shall find compassion before those who led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.”

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh my God.

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, and its breadth six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. — read the full passage →

Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love. — read the full passage →

You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.

when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners were in it. — read the full passage →

So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about of Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. — read the full passage →

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. — read the full passage →

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: — read the full passage →

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the eunuchs. Therefore the king was very angry, and his anger burned in him.

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. — read the full passage →

Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails; for the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice comes out perverted.

He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. — read the full passage →

behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.” — read the full passage →

He spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart, please, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins!”

He answered, “Don’t be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.

Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ. — read the full passage →

To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me; lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit. — read the full passage →

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures. — read the full passage →

For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. — read the full passage →

but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News. — read the full passage →

However with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. — read the full passage →

Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense. — read the full passage →

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. — read the full passage →

Others, mocking, said, “They are filled with new wine.” — read the full passage →

When therefore Pilate heard this saying, he was more afraid. — read the full passage →

They offered him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but he didn’t take it. — read the full passage →

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, “Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will kill the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape. — read the full passage →

They trample on the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and deny justice to the oppressed; and a man and his father use the same maiden, to profane my holy name; — read the full passage →

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled. — read the full passage →

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; — read the full passage →

The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, — read the full passage →

Therefore thus says Yahweh, If you return, then I will bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take out the precious from the vile, you shall be as my mouth: they shall return to you, but you shall not return to them. — read the full passage →

Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart. — read the full passage →

Now when Mordecai found out all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and wailed loudly and a bitterly. — read the full passage →

Nevertheless for David’s sake, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem; — read the full passage →

Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight. — read the full passage →

David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I pledged to be married to me for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.” — read the full passage →

Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of Yahweh’s words. — read the full passage →

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.” — read the full passage →

know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no longer drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you. — read the full passage →

Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders among you.” — read the full passage →

Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab; — read the full passage →

He received what they handed him, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf; and they said, “These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” — read the full passage →

Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.” — read the full passage →

I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens. — read the full passage →

They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a person. — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. — read the full passage →

Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, “Don’t go among the Gentiles, and don’t enter into any city of the Samaritans. — read the full passage →

The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when king Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying, — read the full passage →

I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her. — read the full passage →

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires. — read the full passage →

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding: — read the full passage →

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

Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man; — read the full passage →

Yahweh says to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet.” — read the full passage →

Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually. — read the full passage →

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years. — read the full passage →

Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. — read the full passage →

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.” — read the full passage →

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path! — read the full passage →

Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men. — read the full passage →

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; — read the full passage →

Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought him down there. — read the full passage →