Ephesians 5:11

Light Versus Darkness

¹⁰ Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord; ¹¹ And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear; ¹² For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.

Unfruitful Works of Darkness

Have Fellowship With

No

Romans 13:12

The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

1 Timothy 5:20

Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.

Leviticus 19:17

Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.

Romans 6:21

What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.

Genesis 20:16

And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong may be put right; now your honour is clear in the eyes of all.

Genesis 49:5-7

Simeon and Levi are brothers; deceit and force are their secret designs.

Job 24:13-17

Then there are those who are haters of the light, who have no knowledge of its ways, and do not go in them.

Psalm 1:1-2

Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

Psalm 26:4-5

I have not taken my seat with foolish persons, and I do not go with false men.

Psalm 94:20-21

What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

Proverbs 1:31

So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.

Proverbs 4:14-15

Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.

Proverbs 9:6-8

Give up the simple ones and have life, and go in the way of knowledge.

Proverbs 13:18

Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

Proverbs 15:12

The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

Proverbs 19:25

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

Proverbs 25:12

Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

Proverbs 29:1

A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

Isaiah 3:10-11

Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

Isaiah 29:21

Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.

Jeremiah 15:17

I did not take my seat among the band of those who are glad, and I had no joy; I kept by myself because of your hand; for you have made me full of wrath.

Matthew 18:15

And if your brother does wrong to you, go, make clear to him his error between you and him in private: if he gives ear to you, you have got your brother back again.

Luke 3:19

But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,

John 3:19-21

And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

Romans 1:22-32

Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish,

Romans 16:17

Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

1 Corinthians 5:9-11

In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;

1 Corinthians 10:20-21

What I say is that the things offered by the Gentiles are offered to evil spirits and not to God; and it is not my desire for you to have any part with evil spirits.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18

Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark?

Galatians 6:8

Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

Ephesians 4:22

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

1 Thessalonians 5:7

For those who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night;

2 Thessalonians 3:14

And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

1 Timothy 6:5

Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.

2 Timothy 3:5

Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.

2 Timothy 4:2

Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;

Titus 2:15

On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.

2 John 1:10-11

If anyone comes to you not having this teaching, do not take him into your house or give him words of love:

Revelation 18:4

And another voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Come out of her, my people, so that you may have no part in her sins and in her punishments.

Ephesians 5:7

Have no part with such men;