Departing from Evil Company to Preserve Piety

The psalmist declares, 'Depart from me, ye evildoers.' Spurgeon unfolds this principle in three movements, each revealing the soul's necessary separation from corrupting influence. First, ill company hinders piety. A godly person cannot maintain spiritual vitality while dwelling among those who mock the ways of Adonai. The wicked do not merely differ in opinion—they actively work against righteousness. Their conversation poisons, their example corrupts, their very presence creates friction against the soul's upward ascent.…