If you lie down with dogs you will rise up with fleas

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Though I have two questions, they are both related to this proverb, so I thought they could combined.

Are there other proverbs or idioms with the same effect?
Is there a proverb or an idiom that is the opposite? (Something like if you are with the good/honest/truthful, you will be one.)

Your first question seems like a list question, which isn't a good fit for the Q&A format. What specifically about the "lie down with dogs..." idiom doesn't match what you want to express? What difference in meaning do you want in the alternative sayings? — The Photon, Sep 24, 2018 at 19:46
There's "one bad apple spoils the rest" that's related, but it doesn't imply making the choice to consort with a bad apple. — user888379, Sep 24, 2018 at 19:49

michael.hor257k · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-24 20:50:23Z

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Not the opposite, but covers both sides:

“Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are.”

Consider also Proverbs 13:20:

He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

answered Sep 24, 2018 at 20:50

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