He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.
Parallel translations
- WEB Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?
- KJV Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
- NKJV Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men?
- NASB Who goes in company with the workers of injustice, And walks with wicked people?
- NLT He chooses evil people as companions. He spends his time with wicked men.
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Quick answer
Moses immediately bows to the earth and worships. The revelation of God's character calls forth humble adoration.
Overview
Moses' instant response to God's self-proclamation is worship. True knowledge of who God is always leads to reverence and praise. His posture models the only fitting reaction to the glory of God's mercy and justice.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Prov 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- 1 Cor 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Ps 50:18When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.
- Ps 26:4I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
- Prov 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
- Ps 73:12–15Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
- Prov 2:12to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
- Job 2:10“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
- Job 11:3Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
- Job 22:15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
- Prov 4:14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
- Job 15:5For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
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