What does 'evil communications' mean in 1 Corinthians 15:33?
Evil communications means more than just words; it denotes one's concourse or association with people. If that association is with evil people, it will rub off. It is not limited to spoken language but includes the company one keeps. Scripture therefore warns against corrupting companionship.
Les explains that in 1 Corinthians 15:33, 'evil communications' does not mean just the words someone uses; it refers to our concourse with people. If a believer's association is with evil people, that influence is going to rub off. He connects this warning to the need for fellowship with like-minded believers and to the exhortation not to neglect the assembling of yourselves together. Professing Christians who turn their back on that kind of fellowship and start running with the world, he says, will have a predictable end. He illustrates with children, who become like the friends they run with, and urges them to seek out kids with their own principles and values. He also reminds believers they are not alone, correcting Elijah's feeling that he was the only one left. Verse 34 then calls them to awake to righteousness and sin not.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.