Proverbs 13:20

  • “He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”
  • Proverbs 1:10-16
  • I Corinthians 5:6-8; 15:33
  • Be aware of the danger of bad influences!

I Timothy 4:12

  • “Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather … show yourself an example.”
  • Acts 14:13, 19
  • Timothy showed that young people can do well.
  • Daniel 1:8 – “Daniel made up his mind …” Daniel was a young man, taken captive in a foreign land, but he decided to obey God.
  • Daniel 2:17, 47 – Daniel influenced them, not the other way around.
  • Daniel 4:8-9
  • Daniel 5:18; 6:5, 10, 25 – Daniel had a reputation as a man of God and was called upon by several kings.

Conclusion

  • I John 2:1