74g: Friends

Key verses:

Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

1 Corinthians15:33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

 

Other verses:

Proverbs 12:26 A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends .

Proverbs 17:9 He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 22:24-25 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.

Proverbs 24:19-22 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of the wicked, for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out. Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with the rebellious, for those two will send sudden destruction upon them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?

Proverbs 27:6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

Philippians 3:17 Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you.

 

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