"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinner, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night." Psalm 1:1-2

Clearly there is to be a separation from the old life. Verse one gives a warning and even tells of a progression of what can take place when one tries to compromise with the world.

Scripture tells us not to 'walk in the counsel of the ungodly' in other words do not go to places where you know you can be tempted for soon you will be tempted to stand and look, then before long you will be sitting in the midst of the ungodly. Compromise is agreement by concession (a yielding).

We are not to compromise with evil:
"...Hate what is evil [loathe all ungodliness, turn in horror from wickedness], but hold fast to that which is good." Romans 12:9 The Amplified Bible

No compromise with unbelievers:
"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?
And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with and unbeliever?
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols. For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
'I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be my people.'" 2 Corinthians 6:14-16

Do not yield to false teachers:
"For many imposters (seducers, deceivers, and false leaders) have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge (confess, admit) the coming of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) in bodily form. Such a one is, the imposter (the seducer, the deceiver, the false leader, the antagonist of Christ) and the antichrist." 2 John 7 The Amplified Bible

There is no compromise with darkness:
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them." Ephesians 5:11

Scripture gives examples of strong men who tragically compromised with the ungodly to their sorrow. I encourage you to do a personal study. The one that stands out for me is Solomon. What a blessed man was he, but compromise brought him the chastisement of God.

His compromise, 1 Kings 11:
Vs. 1-3 Intermarriage with foreign women:
"But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh; women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites--from the nations of whom the Lord has said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you.' For surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.' Solomon clung to these in love.
And he has seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned away his heart."

Vs. 4-8 Worship of idols:
"For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites, Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David.
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon.
And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods."

Vs. 9-13 The rebuke of God:
"So the Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the Lord had commanded.
Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, 'Because you hae done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.'" Vs. 9-11 Read Vs. 14-40 that tells of God's chastisement.

As for Believers,
"Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:15-16

"Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage." Galatians 5:1

As sojourners in this world let us keep our eyes on our Lord and Savior that we do not get entangled with or enticed by the things of the world. Thank you Lord for your protective provision. Amen