Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with chachamim shall be wise, 1 but a companion of kesilim (fools) shall come to harm. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
In Context
21Ra'ah (disaster) pursueth chatta'im (sinners), 1 but tov is the reward of the tzaddikim. 1
Cross References
Genesis 13:12Avram dwelled in Eretz Kena'an, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his ohel toward Sodom.
1 Kings 12:8But he forsook the atzat HaZekenim (counsel of the Elders), which they had given him, and consulted with the yeladim (young people) that were grown up with him, and which stood before him (i.e., were in his court);
1 Kings 22:4And he said unto Yehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramot-Gil'ad? And Yehoshaphat said to the Melech Yisroel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my susim as thy susim.
2 Chronicles 19:2And Yehu ben Chanani HaChozer (the Seer) went out to meet him, and said to HaMelech Yehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the rasha, and love them that hate Hashem? Therefore ketzef (wrath) is upon thee from before Hashem.
Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with us, 1 let us lie in wait for dahm, 1 let us lurk secretly for the naki (innocent, harmless) chinnom (without cause); 1
Proverbs 7:22He goeth after her and followeth immediately, 1 as a shor (ox) goeth to tavach (stock yard, slaughter-house), 1 or as if bound with fetters to the musar (punishment) of the fool; 1
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 →