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Proverbs 13:20

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הוֹלֵ֣ךְha.lokh[one who] walksH1980 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
חֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]H2450 →
יֶחְכָּ֑םva.cha.khamhe will become wiseH2449 →
וְרֹעֶ֖הve.ro.'Ehand [one who] associates withH7462 →
כְסִילִ֣יםkhe.si.LimfoolsH3684 →
יֵרֽוֹעַ׃ye.Ro.a'he will be harmedH7489 →

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Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”1 Corinthians 15:33–34Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”Proverbs 15:31He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”2 Corinthians 6:14–18Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.Proverbs 1:11–19If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.Hebrews 10:24And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.Proverbs 7:22–23He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,1 Kings 12:8But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.Proverbs 2:12–20to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,Genesis 13:12–13Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.1 Kings 12:10The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!Proverbs 7:27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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