The Bible warns us against associating with evil people. It tells us to avoid the company of those who live in sin. Because if we do, it can lead our lives down a path of evil and distance us from God.
In the Bible we see many examples where the consequences were very bad. We see in the story of Samson where he got into a lot of trouble because of his association with Delilah and his strength was reduced not only physically but also spiritually. Because he went down the path of wickedness. In addition to this we see that King Solomon also went astray by associating with other gods despite his divine knowledge.
So friends, we should avoid the company of the wicked and seek the company of those who will encourage us in our faith. Because associating with believers will strengthen us spiritually and help us stay on the right path.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about ‘staying away from evil doers’.
“The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them”
— Proverbs 12:26
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed”
— Proverbs 13:20
“The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous”
— Proverbs 15:29
“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not”
— Proverbs 1:10
“Make no friendship with an angry man; with a furious man thou shalt not goLest thou learn his ways, get a snare to thy soul”
— Proverbs 22:24-25
“Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats”
— Proverbs 23:6
“Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with themFor their heart studieth destruction, their lips talk of mischief”
— Proverbs 24:1-2
“Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father”
— Proverbs 28:7
“Enter not into the path of the wicked, go not in the way of evil menAvoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, pass away”
— Proverbs 4:14-15
“A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouthHe winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingersFrowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discordTherefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy”
— Proverbs 6:12-15
“Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God”
— Psalm 119:115
“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”
— Psalm 1:1
“I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblersI have hated the congregation of evil doers; will not sit with the wicked”
— Psalm 26:4-5
“Depart from evil, do good; seek peace, pursue it”
— Psalm 34:14
“Neither give place to the devil”
— Ephesians 4:27
“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them”
— Ephesians 5:11
“Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, acceptable, perfect, will of God”
— Romans 12:2
“The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, let us put on the armour of light”
— Romans 13:12
“Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; avoid them”
— Romans 16:17
“A man that is an heretick after the first second admonition reject”
— Titus 3:10
“(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of ChristWhose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)”
— Philippians 3:18-19
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, not after Christ”
— Colossians 2:8
“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, covetousness, which is idolatryFor which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience”
— Colossians 3:5-6
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousnessIdolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresiesEnvyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God”
— Galatians 5:19-21
“Pure religion undefiled before God the Father is this, To visit the fatherless widows in their affliction, to keep himself unspotted from the world”
— James 1:27
“Ye adulterers adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God”
— James 4:4
“Others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh”
— Jude 1:23
“Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord”
— Isaiah 52:11