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  • 1 Corinthians 15:33
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 33 Do not be misled. Bad associations spoil useful habits.*+

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 33 μὴ Not πλανᾶσθε· may YOU be misled; φθείρουσιν are corrupting ἤθη habits χρηστὰ useful ὁμιλίαι associations κακαί· bad;

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 33 Do not be misled. Bad associations spoil* useful habits.+

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33
    The Bible in Living English
    • 33 Make no mistake; “keeping bad company spoils good characters”;

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33
    American Standard Version
    • 33 Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 33 Be not deceiving yourselves,—Evil communications corrupt gentle manners:—

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33
    King James Version
    • 33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  • 1 Corinthians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 15:33 w23.02 17-18; lff lesson 48; g19.3 9; it-1 199-200, 1196; w15 8/15 25-26; w12 7/15 15; w07 5/1 15-16; w06 3/15 23; jd 134-136; g05 7/22 19-21; g05 8/22 25-26; w00 7/15 18; w98 7/1 18; w97 7/15 18; w97 11/1 23-25; g97 2/22 13; w94 2/1 17; w93 8/1 15-20; g93 12/22 26-27; w91 7/15 23; w91 8/15 29; g89 4/22 12; w88 6/15 18-19; w87 3/15 6

  • 1 Corinthians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 15:33 su 168; uw 44-45; w82 1/15 14-15, 19-20; w82 7/15 13-14; w81 12/15 23-24; w80 6/15 22; g79 12/22 11; w77 67; yy 64-65; w74 93; w74 112; w74 153; w74 271-272; w74 564; w73 70, 72-73; w73 144; w73 177; w73 423; w72 196, 304-305, 592-593; w71 606; g71 5/8 27-28; w70 116; g69 4/8 24; w67 471; w66 48, 422; w64 491, 519, 533; w63 121-122, 156, 187, 364; w62 170, 413, 460, 484, 552; g62 4/22 16; w61 182, 365, 400; w60 112, 508, 531; g60 12/8 28; w58 524; w57 150, 407; w56 760; qm55 259; w52 351; w44 117

  • 1 Corinthians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 15:33

      The Watchtower (Study),

      2/2023, pp. 17-18

      Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 48

      Awake!,

      No. 3 2019, p. 9

      8/22/2005, pp. 25-26

      7/22/2005, pp. 19-21

      2/22/1997, p. 13

      12/22/1993, pp. 26-27

      4/22/1989, p. 12

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 199-200, 1196

      The Watchtower,

      8/15/2015, pp. 25-26

      7/15/2012, p. 15

      5/1/2007, pp. 15-16

      3/15/2006, p. 23

      7/15/2000, p. 18

      7/1/1998, p. 18

      11/1/1997, pp. 23-25

      7/15/1997, p. 18

      2/1/1994, p. 17

      8/1/1993, pp. 15-20

      8/15/1991, p. 29

      7/15/1991, p. 23

      6/15/1988, pp. 18-19

      3/15/1987, p. 6

      Jehovah’s Day, pp. 134-136

  • 1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 15:33

      Bad associations spoil useful habits: Or “Bad company corrupts good morals.” This appears to be a proverb or an expression used in Paul’s day that conveys a basic principle found in other Bible verses. (Pr 13:20; 14:7; 22:24, 25) Paul quoted this saying to urge fellow Christians to avoid undue association with those who disagreed with the Scriptural doctrine of the resurrection. (1Co 15:3-8; see study note on 1Co 15:12.) Paul knew that association with those who rejected this and other well-founded Christian teachings would be destructive to faith and could “spoil” (Greek, phtheiʹro, meaning “to corrupt, to ruin”) the good habits and thinking of others. (Ac 20:30; 1Ti 4:1; 2Pe 2:1) The congregation in Corinth was plagued with a number of serious problems, which might also have been, at least in part, the result of an unwise choice of associates.​—1Co 1:11; 5:1; 6:1; 11:20-22.

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