Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
In Context
19The desire that is accomplished, delighteth the soul: fools hate them that flee from evil things.
21,21Evil pursueth sinners: and to the just good shall be repaid.
Cross References
Genesis 13:12Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan; and Lot abode in the towns that were about the Jordan, and dwelt in Sodom.
1 Kings 12:8But he left the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and stood before him.
1 Kings 22:4And he said to Josaphat: Wilt thou come with me to battle to Ramoth Galaad ?
2 Chronicles 19:2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer met him, and said to him: Thou helpest the ungodly, and thou art joined in friendship with them that hate the Lord, and therefore thou didst deserve indeed the wrath of the Lord:
Proverbs 1:11If they shall say: Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide snares for the innocent without cause:
Proverbs 7:22Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:20
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. This shows the folly of those that refuse instruction, for they might be happy and will not. 1. They might be happy. There are in man strong desires of happiness; God has provided for the accomplishment of those desires, and that would be sweet to the soul, whereas the pleasures of sense are grateful only to the carnal appetite. The desire of good men towards the favour of God and spiritual blessings brings that… Read the whole commentary →