“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”
No one stays neutral around other people. Little by little, you absorb the vocabulary, habits, and values of those who walk beside you.
The verb is "walk," not "bump into." Friendship is a shared trajectory — choosing companions is choosing a destination.
Ask honestly: do the five people closest to me draw me toward God or away from Him? The answer reveals your direction.
Choosing your influences well is not despising anyone. Jesus loved the lost — but He shaped His heart with the Father and the twelve.
Wisdom is caught more than taught. Near the wise you grow without noticing — like a plant beside the water.
Act: before breakfast, think of the wisest believer you know and send the invite — coffee or a call sometime this week.