Job 34:8

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ungodly: or, wicked

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. destroyed: Heb. broken

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. hast...: Heb. thy portion was with

I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. uttereth: Heb. teacheth

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? lies: or, devices

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.