Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

Counsel

Psalm 64:2
Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of those who do iniquity,
Genesis 49:6
Let my soul not enter into their council;
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew men,
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.
2 Chronicles 22:3
He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
Job 10:3
‘Is it right for You indeed to oppress,
To reject the labor of Your hands,
And to look favorably on the schemes of the wicked?
Job 21:16
“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Luke 23:51
(he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;

Standeth

Psalm 26:12
My foot stands on a level place;
In the congregations I shall bless the Lord.
Romans 5:2
through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.
Ephesians 6:13
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

Way

Psalm 1:6
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 36:4
He plans wickedness upon his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not despise evil.
Psalm 146:9
The Lord protects the strangers;
He supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He thwarts the way of the wicked.
Proverbs 2:12
To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things;
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know over what they stumble.
Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding produces favor,
But the way of the treacherous is hard.
Matthew 7:13
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.

Sitteth

Psalm 26:4
I do not sit with deceitful men,
Nor will I go with pretenders.
Psalm 119:115
Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may observe the commandments of my God.
Jeremiah 15:17
I did not sit in the circle of merrymakers,
Nor did I exult.
Because of Your hand upon me I sat alone,
For You filled me with indignation.

Scornful

Proverbs 1:22
“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?
And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 3:34
Though He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.
Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, you are wise for yourself,
And if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scoffers,
And blows for the back of fools.

General references

Deuteronomy 14:6
Any animal that divides the hoof and has the hoof split in two and chews the cud, among the animals, that you may eat.
Job 34:8
Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
And walks with wicked men?
Psalm 26:4
I do not sit with deceitful men,
Nor will I go with pretenders.
Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
Proverbs 4:14
Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil men.
Luke 11:28
But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”