Bible Verses About Bad Company

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

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

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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

Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

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

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.