I have not sat with vain persons; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.
If I have walked with vanity, And my foot hath hasted to deceit;
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers; That I may keep the commandments of my God.
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.
Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
I sat not in the assembly of them that make merry, nor rejoiced: I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation.
Be not deceived: Evil company doth corrupt good manners.
Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,