“In the way of righteousness is life, And in its pathway there is no death.
The righteous should choose his friends carefully, For the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. But remember that they will have to face God, who stands ready to judge everyone, both the living and the dead.”
{Proverbs 12:28; Proverbs 12:26; 1 Peter 4:4-5}