Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Bible References
That
Proverbs 2:20
So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
Psalm 119:63
I am a companion of all who [reverently] fear You,
And of those who keep and honor Your precepts.
I am a companion of all who [reverently] fear You,
And of those who keep and honor Your precepts.
Song of Songs 1:7
“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,
Where do you pasture your flock,
Where do you make it lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who is veiled
Beside the flocks of your companions?”
“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,
Where do you pasture your flock,
Where do you make it lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who is veiled
Beside the flocks of your companions?”
Malachi 3:16
Then those who feared the Lord [with awe-filled reverence] spoke to one another; and the Lord paid attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those who fear the Lord [with an attitude of reverence and respect] and who esteem His name.
Acts 2:42
They were continually and faithfully devoting themselves to the instruction of the apostles, and to fellowship, to eating meals together and to prayers.
Hebrews 10:24
and let us consider [thoughtfully] how we may encourage one another to love and to do good deeds,
General references
Ruth 2:23
So she stayed close to the maids of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests. And she lived with her mother-in-law.
2 Chronicles 9:7
Blessed and fortunate are your people, how blessed and fortunate are these servants of yours who stand before you continually and hear your wisdom!
Job 34:8
Who goes in company with those who do evil
And walks with wicked men?
Who goes in company with those who do evil
And walks with wicked men?
Psalm 26:4
I do not sit with deceitful or unethical or worthless men,
Nor seek companionship with pretenders (self-righteous hypocrites).
I do not sit with deceitful or unethical or worthless men,
Nor seek companionship with pretenders (self-righteous hypocrites).
Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
Proverbs 2:20
So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 4:14
Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not go the way of evil men.
Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not go the way of evil men.
Proverbs 5:14
“I was almost in total ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
“I was almost in total ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”
Proverbs 14:7
Leave the presence of a [shortsighted] fool,
For you will not find knowledge or hear godly wisdom from his lips.
Leave the presence of a [shortsighted] fool,
For you will not find knowledge or hear godly wisdom from his lips.
Proverbs 22:25
Or you will learn his [undisciplined] ways
And get yourself trapped [in a situation from which it is hard to escape].
Or you will learn his [undisciplined] ways
And get yourself trapped [in a situation from which it is hard to escape].
Mark 4:10
As soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, together with the twelve [disciples], began asking Him about [the interpretation of] the parables.
Ephesians 5:7
So do not participate or even associate with them [in the rebelliousness of sin].