14. (a) What kind of associations are to be avoided? (b) What helps us to avoid bad company? Cite an example.

¹⁴ “For I have not sat with men of untruth; and with those who hide what they are I do not come in. I have hated the congregation of evildoers, and with the wicked ones I do not sit,” continued David in Ps 26 verses 4 and 5, pointing out another aspect of fortifying ourselves, that is, avoiding bad associations.

For us to stay loyal to Jehovah we must avoid being friends with people such as these, avoid associating with such ones unnecessarily, apart, of course, from preaching the good news of God’s kingdom to them.