I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with hypocrites.
If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot has hastened to deceit;
Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
Depart from me, you evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
I am a companion of all them that fear you, and of them that keep your precepts.
He that tills his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows vain persons is void of understanding.
He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand: for you have filled me with indignation.
Be not deceived: evil companions corrupt good morals.
Therefore come out from among them, and be you separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,