Psalm 119:115
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Cross-references
In Psalm 119:63, the psalmist associates with those who fear God — the positive counterpart to separating from evildoers here, defining his community by obedience.
In Psalm 119:106, the psalmist vows to keep God's rules, complementing the condition in 115 that separation from evildoers enables obedience.
Psalm 6:8 contains the very same command 'Depart from me, all you workers of evil'.
Psalm 139:19 also says 'men of blood, depart from me', directly paralleling the call for evildoers to leave.
In Psalm 1:1, the blessed person avoids the counsel and way of sinners, directly paralleling the psalmist's command for evildoers to depart.
In Psalm 26:4, the psalmist refuses to sit with false or hypocritical men, matching the separation from evildoers in 119:115.
In Psalm 101:4, the psalmist declares perversity far from him, directly echoing the rejection of evildoers in 119:115.
Psalm 26:5 expresses hatred for the assembly of evildoers, a similar rejection of wicked company.
Psalm 26:9 asks God not to sweep him away with sinners, echoing the theme of separation from the wicked.
In Matthew 7:23, Jesus uses the same 'depart from me' judgment formula against evildoers, echoing the psalmist's separation from the wicked.
In Matthew 25:41, 'depart from me' is addressed to the cursed at final judgment, paralleling the psalmist's rejection of evildoers.
Luke 13:27 has Jesus quoting the same phrase 'Depart from me, you workers of evil'—directly echoing Psalm 119:115.
In Proverbs 9:6, leaving simple ways for insight mirrors the departure from evildoers here — both call for abandoning folly to pursue godly living.
In Proverbs 29:27, the mutual abomination between righteous and wicked reinforces the separation from evildoers here — both highlight a fundamental divide.
In Daniel 1:8, resolving not to defile himself parallels the determination here to keep commandments by avoiding evildoers — both show costly commitment to purity.
In 1 Corinthians 15:33, Paul warns that bad company corrupts good morals, reinforcing the psalmist's need to separate from evildoers to keep God's commands.