The 14 most-voted scriptures about Choosing Your Friends Carefully, from 6 books (Proverbs, Psalm, Ecclesiastes and 3 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.
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Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
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Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
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Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”
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A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
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The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
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A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
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He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
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He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
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As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
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Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
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A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
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A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
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A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
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He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
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He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
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24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, 25or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
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24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
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24Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger, 25lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
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Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
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Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
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Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
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4I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites. 5I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
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4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
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4I have not sat with deceitful men, neither will I go in with hypocrites. 5I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.
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A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
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A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
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A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
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A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
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5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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5Open rebuke is better than secret love. 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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5Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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9Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. 10For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!
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9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
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9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. 10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up.
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Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
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Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
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Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
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