Educate your children in the ways of the Lord (KJV)

• Deuteronomy 6:6–7 (KJV)
  “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
  And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

• Deuteronomy 11:18–19 (KJV)
  “Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
  And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

• Psalm 78:5–7 (KJV)
  “For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
  That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
  That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments.”

• Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)
  “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

• Ephesians 6:4 (KJV)
  “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

• 2 Timothy 3:14–15 (KJV)
  “But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

Bad company and influence (KJV)

• 1 Corinthians 15:33
  “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”

• Proverbs 13:20
  “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”

• Proverbs 22:24–25
  “Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
  Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.”

• Psalm 1:1
  “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”

Iron sharpeneth iron (KJV)

• Proverbs 27:17
  “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”

Wicked or unjust rulers

• Proverbs 29:2 (KJV)
  “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”

• Proverbs 28:15–16 (KJV)
  “As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
  The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.”

• Isaiah 3:4–5 (KJV)
  “And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
  And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.”

• Hosea 8:4 (KJV)
  “They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.”

• Jeremiah 23:1–2 (KJV)
  “Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.
  Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.”

Discernment and separation from corrupt leaders

• Acts 5:29 (KJV)
  “Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”

• 1 Timothy 6:5 (KJV)
  “Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”

• 2 Peter 2:1–2 (KJV)
  “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
  And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.”