![]() ![]() ![]() Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for bad company corrupts good. Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits. Do not be deceived: Bad company ruins good morals. Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character. This the apostle cites not out of ostentation, or to show his reading, learning, and acquaintance with such sort of writers but partly to observe, that this was a truth obvious by the light of nature, and partly because such a testimony might be more regarded by the Corinthians, who might be fond of such authors, and what was said by them just as when he was at Athens among the philosophers there, he cites a passage out of Aratus, ( Acts 17:28 ) as he does another out of Epimenides concerning the Cretians, ( Titus 1:12 ). Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. a 34 Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. 33 Do not be deceived: Bad company ruins good morals. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. This is a sentence taken out of Menander, an Heathen poet, showing how dangerous is the conversation of evil men, and what an influence bad principles communicated and imbibed, have on the lives and practices of men. 32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. ![]() He cautioned them not to take up the lifestyles of corrupt peoplethose who will not inherit the kingdom of God. Actually, this was the second time Paul warned the Corinthians not to be deceived ( 1 Corinthians 6:9 ). By such as deny the doctrine of the resurrection, and by their reasonings about it or by such libertines who go into the denial of it, and argue from thence in favour of their licentious course of life:Įvil communications corrupt good manners. This is why Paul tells us, Do not be misled. ![]()
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