67 Bible Verses about Evil Associations

At daybreak the angels urged Lot on: “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”

May I never enter their council;
may I never join their assembly.
For in their anger they kill men,
and on a whim they hamstring oxen.

“You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.

and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, because they will turn your sons away from Me to worship other gods. Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.

“Be very strong and continue obeying all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, so that you do not turn from it to the right or left and so that you do not associate with these nations remaining among you. Do not call on the names of their gods or make an oath to them; do not worship them or bow down to them. Instead, remain faithful to the Lord your God, as you have done to this day. read more.
“The Lord has driven out great and powerful nations before you, and no one is able to stand against you to this day. One of you routed a thousand because the Lord your God was fighting for you, as He promised. So be very diligent to love the Lord your God for your own well-being. For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry or associate with them and they with you, know for certain that the Lord your God will not continue to drive these nations out before you. They will become a snare and a trap for you, a scourge for your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you disappear from this good land the Lord your God has given you.

Do not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, or follow the practices of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their customs.

You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them.

He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”

But if you don’t drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become thorns in your eyes and in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you will live.

The Angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you out of Egypt and led you into the land I had promised to your fathers. I also said: I will never break My covenant with you. You are not to make a covenant with the people who are living in this land, and you are to tear down their altars. But you have not obeyed Me. What is this you have done? Therefore, I now say: I will not drive out these people before you. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a trap for you.”

be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, ‘How did these nations worship their gods? I’ll also do the same.’

But all the wicked are like thorns raked aside;
they can never be picked up by hand.

should we break Your commands again and intermarry with the peoples who commit these detestable practices? Wouldn’t You become so angry with us that You would destroy us, leaving no survivors?

BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)How happy is the man
who does not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path of sinners
or join a group of mockers!

Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.

who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,

I do not sit with the worthless
or associate with hypocrites.

Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with the evildoers,
who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors
while malice is in their hearts.

I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord.

When you see a thief,
you make friends with him,
and you associate with adulterers.

Better a day in Your courts
than a thousand anywhere else.
I would rather be at the door of the house of my God
than to live in the tents of wicked people.

A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with evil.

They did not destroy the peoples
as the Lord had commanded them

Depart from me, you evil ones,
so that I may obey my God’s commands.

What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,
that I have lived among the tents of Kedar!
I have lived too long
with those who hate peace.
I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.

God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me—

Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.

My son, if sinners entice you,
don’t be persuaded.

Discretion will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you,

Don’t set foot on the path of the wicked;
don’t proceed in the way of evil ones.

Keep your way far from her.
Don’t go near the door of her house.

Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;
pursue the way of understanding.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

Stay away from a foolish man;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

A violent man lures his neighbor,
leading him in a way that is not good.

Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool in his foolishness.

The one who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;
avoid someone with a big mouth.

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Don’t eat a stingy person’s bread,
and don’t desire his choice food,

Don’t envy evil men
or desire to be with them,

A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.

When the wicked increase, rebellion increases,
but the righteous will see their downfall.

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Then I said:

Woe is me for I am ruined
because I am a man of unclean lips
and live among a people of unclean lips,
and because my eyes have seen the King,
the Lord of Hosts.

For this is what the Lord said to me with great power, to keep me from going the way of this people:

Keep your feet from going bare
and your throat from thirst.
But you say, “It’s hopeless;
I love strangers,
and I will continue to follow them.”

If only I had a traveler’s lodging place
in the wilderness,
I would abandon my people
and depart from them,
for they are all adulterers,
a solemn assembly of treacherous people.

I never sat with the band of revelers,
and I did not celebrate with them.
Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone,
for You filled me with indignation.

Leave Babylon;
save your lives, each of you!
Don’t perish because of her guilt.
For this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance—
He will pay her what she deserves.

Ephraim is attached to idols;
leave him alone!

On the day of our king,
the princes are sick with the heat of wine—
there is a conspiracy with traitors.

The statutes of Omri
and all the practices of Ahab’s house
have been observed;
you have followed their policies.
Therefore, I will make you a desolate place
and the city’s residents an object of contempt;
you will bear the scorn of My people.”

Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause dissensions and obstacles contrary to the doctrine you have learned. Avoid them,

Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast permeates the whole batch of dough?

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

Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath is coming on the disobedient because of these things.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who walks irresponsibly and not according to the tradition received from us.

Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.

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

and if He rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the unrestrained behavior of the immoral

I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.

Then I heard another voice from heaven:

Come out of her, My people,
so that you will not share in her sins
or receive any of her plagues.