15 Bible Verses about Bad Company

Make no mistake about this: 'bad company is the ruin of good character.'

What I now write is that you are not to associate with any so-called brother who is immoral or lustful or idolatrous or given to abuse or drink or robbery. Associate with him! Do not even eat with him!

And in most of you love will grow cold by the increase of iniquity;

Brothers, I beg of you to keep your eye on those who stir up dissensions and put hindrances in your way, contrary to the doctrine which you have been taught. Avoid them.

Your boasting is no credit to you. Do you not know that a morsel of dough will leaven the whole lump?

[Keep out of all incongruous ties with unbelievers. What have righteousness and iniquity in common, or how can light associate with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and Beliar, or what business has a believer with an unbeliever?

Let no one deceive you with specious arguments; these are the vices that bring down God's anger on the sons of disobedience. So avoid the company of such men.

Have nothing to do with the fruitless enterprises of the darkness; rather expose them.

Brothers, we charge you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to shun any brother who is loafing, instead of following the rule you got from us.

Never be in a hurry to ordain a presbyter; do not make yourself responsible for the sins of another man ??keep your own life pure.

and constant friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the Truth. They imagine religion is a paying concern.

they will be treacherous, reckless and conceited, preferring pleasure to God ??5 for though they keep up a form of religion, they will have nothing to do with it as a force. Avoid all such.

but rescued righteous Lot who was sore burdened by the immoral behaviour of the lawless

I know your doings, your hard work and your patient endurance; I know that you cannot bear wicked men, and that you have tested those who style themselves apostles (no apostles they!) and detected them to be liars;

And I heard another voice from heaven crying, "Come out of her, O my people, that you share not her sins, that you partake not of her plagues: