Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men will become wise; but he that associateth with fools will be destroyed.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
In Context
19A desire accomplished is pleasant to the soul; but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
21Evil pursueth the sinners; but the righteous will [God] repay with happiness.
Cross References
Genesis 13:12Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tents, till close to Sodom.
1 Kings 12:8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, those who stood before him:
1 Kings 22:4And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to the battle against Ramoth-gil'ad? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I [will be] like thee, my people like thy people, my horses like thy horses.
2 Chronicles 19:2And there came out to meet him Jehu the son of Chanani the seer, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldst thou help the wicked, and love those that hate the Lord? and because of this there is wrath over thee from before the Lord.
Proverbs 1:11If they should say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us watch in concealment for the uselessly innocent;
Proverbs 7:22He followed after her suddenly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as in fetters to his correction, the fool:
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 →