"Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits." (1 Cor. 15:33)
Two men who were friends both purchased parrots for pets. It turned out that one of the parrots
was accustomed to singing spiritual songs, while the other used many curse words. The owners
thought if they would place the parrot which sang spiritual songs with the one that cursed, the bad
habit would be corrected. It turned out in the end that the opposite happened. The good parrot
began to also use curse words!
Often Christians think they can associate with wicked people and not be affected. Some even
think they need to get involved with evil people so that they can convert them. To the contrary,
one does not need to jump into quicksand in order to get someone out of quicksand.
Let us not be deceived. Evil companionships corrupts good morals.