Proverbs 13:20
Being friends with wise people will make you wise, but being friends with stupid people will only cause you problems.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
In Context
19It's nice to see a wish come true, but stupid people hate to turn away from evil to achieve this.
21Tragedy chases after the sinner, but prosperity rewards the good.
Cross References
Genesis 13:12Abram went to live in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled down among the towns in the valley, setting up his tents near Sodom.
1 Kings 12:8But Rehoboam dismissed the advice of the elders. Instead he consulted the young men he had grown up with, and who were close to him.
1 Kings 22:4So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you join me in an attack to recapture Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “You and I are as one, my men and your men are as one, and my horses and your horses are as one.”
2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu, son of Hanani, the seer went out to face him. He said to King Jehoshaphat, “Why are you helping the wicked? Why do you love those who hate the Lord? The Lord is angry with you because of this.
Proverbs 1:11They may tell you, “Come with us. Let's go and hide, ready to kill someone. Let's ambush someone for fun!
Proverbs 7:22He followed her right away, like an ox to the slaughter. Like a stag that's caught in a snare
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 →