Psalm 26:9
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
Cross-reference
Psalm 28:1-3 echoes the same plea: 'Do not drag me away with the wicked' — a parallel prayer for separation from sinners.
Psalm 55:23 declares God will bring down men of bloodshed — the very judgment David asks to escape.
Psalm 139:19 calls for the wicked to be slain and bloodthirsty men to depart — the same separation David pleads for.
Psalm 1:5 declares sinners will not stand in the assembly of the righteous — directly parallel to the plea not to be taken with them.
Psalm 28:3 pleads 'Do not drag me away with the wicked' — nearly identical to Psalm 26:9's request.
In Psalm 59:2, the same plea for deliverance from bloodthirsty men echoes the request not to be taken with sinners.
In Psalm 119:115, the command for evildoers to depart reflects the desire to be separate from sinners.
Revelation 22:15 lists sinners excluded from God's presence — exactly the company David pleads not to be swept away with.
Revelation 22:14 promises entry to eternal life for the righteous — the opposite of being taken with sinners as David fears.
Matthew 25:46 describes eternal punishment for sinners — the fate David asks to escape, contrasted with eternal life.
2 Samuel 16:7 has Shimei cursing David as a 'man of bloodshed' — the very label David pleads not to be associated with.
In 2 Corinthians 6:14, the command not to be yoked with unbelievers echoes the plea not to be taken with sinners.
In Genesis 49:6, Jacob prays not to join the violent council of Simeon and Levi — the same plea to be separated from sinners.
Matthew 25:32 depicts the final separation of sheep and goats — the ultimate answer to the plea in Psalm 26:9 not to be taken with sinners.
In Amos 5:12, the list of sins (oppression, bribes) mirrors the wicked behavior of those David asks to be separated from.
Malachi 3:18 promises God will distinguish between righteous and wicked — the very separation Psalm 26:9 pleads for.
1 Samuel 25:29 expresses confidence that God will bind the righteous in life and hurl away enemies — similar to the plea not to be taken with sinners.
In Proverbs 24:1, the warning against desiring the company of the wicked aligns with the plea not to be grouped with sinners.
Matthew 24:51 describes being assigned a place with hypocrites — the fate Psalm 26:9 asks to avoid.