– Look for good companies:
Tb 2,2 : Go get some pious men from our tribe to eat with us.
Tb 5,4 : Go find a trustworthy man who can accompany you, in exchange for a reward.
Pr 13:20 : Whoever visits the wise becomes wise; whoever makes friends with fools is lost.
Eclo 9,21s : As much as possible, distrust those who approach you, and seek advice from the wise.
– Avoid bad company:
Numbers 16 : “Get away,” he told the assembly, “from the tents of these wicked men.”
Pr 6,27s : Can anyone hide fire in his bosom and his garments not catch fire?
Pr 24,1s.21 : Do not envy the wicked, nor desire to be with them.
Eclo 7,2 : Depart from injustice, and injustice will depart from you.
Eclo 8,18 : Do not go down a path with a bold one.
Eclo 13,1 : Whoever touches the bitumen will be stained; and whoever deals with the proud will become proud.
1Cor 5,6-13 : Have no intercourse with anyone who is called a brother and is unclean.
1Cor 15,33 : Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals”.
Rev 18:4 : My people, get out of their midst so that you do not share in their sins.
