Proverbs 13:20

¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

He that walketh {H1980} with wise {H2450} men shall be wise {H2449}: but a companion {H7462} of fools {H3684} shall be destroyed {H7321}.

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will suffer.

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33 (71 votes)

    Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:34 (71 votes)

    Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.

  • Proverbs 15:31 (51 votes)

    ¶ The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

  • Proverbs 9:6 (46 votes)

    Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:14 (42 votes)

    Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

  • 2 Corinthians 6:18 (42 votes)

    And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

  • Psalms 119:63 (24 votes)

    ¶ I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.