Proverbs 18:1
One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.
Proverbs 2:1-6
My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,
Proverbs 20:3
It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
Ephesians 5:15-17
Therefore be very careful how you live -- not as unwise but as wise,
Jude 1:19
These people are divisive, worldly, devoid of the Spirit.
Exodus 33:16
For how will it be known then that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Is it not by your going with us, so that we will be distinguished, I and your people, from all the people who are on the face of the earth?"
Proverbs 14:10
The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.
Proverbs 20:19
The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.
Proverbs 24:21
Fear the Lord, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,
Zechariah 7:3
by asking both the priests of the temple of the Lord who rules over all and the prophets, "Should we weep in the fifth month, fasting as we have done over the years?"
Proverbs 17:14
Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!
Proverbs 26:17
Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.
Isaiah 26:8-9
Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
Jeremiah 15:17
I did not spend my time in the company of other people, laughing and having a good time. I stayed to myself because I felt obligated to you and because I was filled with anger at what they had done.
Matthew 13:11
He replied, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
Matthew 13:44
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.
Mark 1:35
Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.
Mark 4:11
He said to them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,
Romans 1:1
From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.
2 Corinthians 6:17
Therefore "come out from their midst, and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,