5692 friends, bad
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Those who are close or who exercise influence, who prove to be unreliable or deceptive or who lead astray. Scripture provides numerous instructive examples of the negative effects of bad friends upon believers.

Friends who lead astray

From worship

Deuteronomy 13:6-8 See also Deuteronomy 23:6; 1 Kings 11:2

From good character

1 Corinthians 15:33 See also Proverbs 12:26; Proverbs 22:24-25

From friendship with God

James 4:4 See also Isaiah 52:11; Jeremiah 9:4-5; Micah 7:5; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Corinthians 7:1

Friends who are unreliable

In their commitment

Job 6:14-17

In their trustworthiness

Psalm 41:9 See also Psalm 38:11; Psalm 55:20-21; Ob 7; Matthew 26:14-15; John 13:18 Jesus Christ is speaking about his betrayal by Judas.

In their support

2 Timothy 4:16 See also 2 Timothy 4:10

Examples of bad friends

Those who lead astray

Genesis 3:12 See also 1 Kings 12:8-11; Esther 5:14

Those who are inconstant

Job 19:19 Presumably these friends are not merely the ones who attempted to comfort him. See also Matthew 26:31,33-34; 2 Timothy 4:10,16

See also

5798  betrayal
5835  disappointment
5863  flattery
5868  gossip
5973  unreliability
6145  deceit
8729  enemies of Christ
8755  folly
8759  fools
8767  hypocrisy
8773  jealousy
8841  unfaithfulness to people



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