I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil.
Get out of my life, you evil-minded people, for I intend to obey the commands of my God.
I do not spend time with liars or go along with hypocrites.
I hate the gatherings of those who do evil, and I refuse to join in with the wicked.
Go away, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping.
The Lord detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity.
Don’t befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people,
The righteous despise the unjust; the wicked despise the godly.
Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord, but he offers his friendship to the godly.
All who fear the Lord will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption and perverse speech.
Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.”
But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him.
But God’s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.”