Be not
deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.--1 Corinthians 15:33(KJV)
People can
easily adapt with people in their environment especially children and everybody
here will agree with us that bad associations spoil useful habits. Let us take
Jacob's daughter Dinah as an example. Dinah got into a serious trouble because
she associated with worldly companions. She was in the habit of associating
with the young Canaanite women in the area where her family dwelled. The
Canaanites did not have the same high moral standards as God’s worshiper
(Gen. 34:1, 2, 19) And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the
country, saw Dinah, he took her and lay down with her and violated her. This
account teaches us that we simply cannot socialize with unbelievers and hope to
suffer no ill consequences.
On the other
hand, association with people who share your beliefs, your high moral
standards, and your love for God is a safeguard. Such good association will
encourage you to act wisely.