67 Bible Verses about Evil Associations

When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”

“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.

You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice;

and when the Lord your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them. Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons. For they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods; then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you and He will quickly destroy you.

Be very firm, then, to keep and do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, so that you may not turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you will not associate with these nations, these which remain among you, or mention the name of their gods, or make anyone swear by them, or serve them, or bow down to them. But you are to cling to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day.read more.
For the Lord has driven out great and strong nations from before you; and as for you, no man has stood before you to this day. One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, just as He promised you. So take diligent heed to yourselves to love the Lord your God. For if you ever go back and cling to the rest of these nations, these which remain among you, and intermarry with them, so that you associate with them and they with you, know with certainty that the Lord your God will not continue to drive these nations out from before you; but they will be a snare and a trap to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the Lord your God has given you.

You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes.

Moreover, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I will drive out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I have abhorred them.

and he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing that belongs to them, or you will be swept away in all their sin.”

But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall come about that those whom you let remain of them will become as pricks in your eyes and as thorns in your sides, and they will trouble you in the land in which you live.

Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, and as for you, you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed Me; what is this you have done? Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they will become as thorns in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you.’”

beware that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations serve their gods, that I also may do likewise?’

“But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns,
Because they cannot be taken in hand;

shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not be angry with us to the point of destruction, until there is no remnant nor any who escape?

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

Depart from me, all you who do iniquity,
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But who honors those who fear the Lord;
He swears to his own hurt and does not change;

I do not sit with deceitful men,
Nor will I go with pretenders.

Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who work iniquity,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.

I hate those who regard vain idols,
But I trust in the Lord.

“When you see a thief, you are pleased with him,
And you associate with adulterers.

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will know no evil.

They did not destroy the peoples,
As the Lord commanded them,

Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may observe the commandments of my God.

Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech,
For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
Too long has my soul had its dwelling
With those who hate peace.
I am for peace, but when I speak,
They are for war.

O that You would slay the wicked, O God;
Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.

Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice deeds of wickedness
With men who do iniquity;
And do not let me eat of their delicacies.

My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.

Discretion will guard you,
Understanding will watch over you,

Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil men.

Keep your way far from her
And do not go near the door of her house,

“Forsake your folly and live,
And proceed in the way of understanding.”

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.

He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Leave the presence of a fool,
Or you will not discern words of knowledge.

A man of violence entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.

Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
Therefore do not associate with a gossip.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
He who guards himself will be far from them.

Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;

Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;

He who keeps the law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.

When the wicked increase, transgression increases;
But the righteous will see their fall.

Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not defend the orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

Then I said,
“Woe is me, for I am ruined!
Because I am a man of unclean lips,
And I live among a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”

For thus the Lord spoke to me with mighty power and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,

“Keep your feet from being unshod
And your throat from thirst;
But you said, ‘It is hopeless!
No! For I have loved strangers,
And after them I will walk.’

Oh that I had in the desert
A wayfarers’ lodging place;
That I might leave my people
And go from them!
For all of them are adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.

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.

Flee from the midst of Babylon,
And each of you save his life!
Do not be destroyed in her punishment,
For this is the Lord’s time of vengeance;
He is going to render recompense to her.

Ephraim is joined to idols;
Let him alone.

On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

“The statutes of Omri
And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed;
And in their devices you walk.
Therefore I will give you up for destruction
And your inhabitants for derision,
And you will bear the reproach of My people.”

Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.

Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”

Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us.

Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.

and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.

treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

and if He rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men

‘I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;

I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues;