Psalm 26:4

The Message

I don’t hang out with tricksters, I don’t pal around with thugs; I hate that pack of gangsters, I don’t deal with double-dealers.

Cross References

Job 31:5

“Have I walked hand in hand with falsehood, or hung out in the company of deceit? Weigh me on a set of honest scales so God has proof of my integrity. If I’ve strayed off the straight and narrow, wanted things I had no right to, messed around with sin, Go ahead, then— give my portion to someone who deserves it.

Psalm 1:1

How well God must like you— you don’t walk in the ruts of those blind-as-bats, you don’t stand with the good-for-nothings, you don’t take your seat among the know-it-alls.

Proverbs 12:11

The one who stays on the job has food on the table; the witless chase whims and fancies.

Proverbs 13:20

Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.