16 All flesh associates with their own kind. A man will stick to people like himself. (WEB) 17 What fellowship would the wolf have with the lamb? So is the sinner to the godly. (WEB) 18 What peace is there between a hyena and a dog? What peace is there between a rich man and the poor? (WEB)
Sirach 13:16–18
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2 Corinthians 6:14–16
14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbelieve…
Leviticus 11:14–16
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Deuteronomy 22:9–11
9 Do not plant your vineyard with two types of seed; if you do, the entire harvest will be defiled —both the crop you plant and the fruit of your vineyard. 10 Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together. 11 Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
Sirach 33:13–15
13 As the clay of the potter in his hand, all his ways are according to his good pleasure, so men are in the hand of him who made them, to give to them according to his judgment. (WEB) 14 Good is the opposite of evil, and life is the opposite of death; so the sinner is th… (WEB)
Sirach 13:1–2
1 He who touches pitch will be defiled. He who has fellowship with a proud man will become like him. (WEB) 2 Don’t take up a burden above your strength. Have no fellowship with one who is mightier and richer than yourself. What fellowship would the earthen pot have with… (WEB)
1 Corinthians 15:32–34
32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” 33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 34 Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you a…
Proverbs 22:23–25
23 for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them. 24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, 25 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
Psalms 50:17–19
17 For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you. 18 When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers. 19 You unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.
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