15 Bible Verses about Associations
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Do not be deceived. "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
Now it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, that Satan also came among them.
Again it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, that Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
but his delight is in the Law of the LORD. On his Law he meditates day and night.
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
And as Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him. And it happened as he sat in the house, it happened that many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"read more.
When he heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do. But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
And he went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.
It happened soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. With him were the twelve, and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out; and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others; who provided for them from their possessions.
Lay hands hastily on no one, neither be a participant in other men's sins. Keep yourself pure.
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute. And Gilead became the father of Jephthah. Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said to him, "You shall not inherit in our father's house; for you are the son of another woman." Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and lived in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
From Thematic Bible
Associations » Good » General references to good company
But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Do not even eat with such a person.
Associations » Man needs the comfort and help of » Emphasized by solomon
Associations » Man needs the comfort and help of » Illustrated in the life of moses
He said, "Do not leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.
Associations » Man needs the comfort and help of » Appreciated by Christ
He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.
Associations » Man needs the comfort and help of » Seen in God's original plan
The LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
Associations » Man needs the comfort and help of » Shown by the sending forth of the disciples two by two
Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy-two others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come.
Associations » Man needs the comfort and help of » Recognized by paul in his missionary work
As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, "Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them."
Evil » Associations » Results of » Divine wrath
Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, wrath is on you from before the LORD.
shall we again break your commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn't you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?
Evil » Associations » Results of » Misery
"But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be as pricks in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land in which you dwell.
It came to pass afterward, that he fell in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Evil » Associations » Results of » Denial of Christ
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him, "You are not also one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it, and said, "I am not."
Now the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold. They were warming themselves. Peter was with them, standing and warming himself.
Evil » Associations » Results of » Defilement
Do not be deceived. "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."
Evil » Associations » Results of » Parental shame
Whoever keeps the Law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Evil » Associations » Results of » Apostasy
of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, "You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love.
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Evil Associations
Genesis 19:15When the morning came, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, "Get up. Take your wife, and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city."
Warnings Of Evil Associations
Proverbs 22:24Do not befriend a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with one who harbors anger:
