Proverbs 13:20
One who walks with wise men grows wise, 2 but a companion of fools suffers harm. 1
One Unity Resource 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
19Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, 2 but fools detest turning from evil. 1
Cross References
Genesis 13:12Avram [Exalted father] lived in the land of Canaan [Humbled], and Lot [Veil, Covering] lived in the 'Ieyr HaKikar [Cities of the Round], and moved his tent as far as Sodom [Burning].
Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us, 2 Let’s lay in wait for blood; 2 let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; 1
Proverbs 7:22He followed her immediately, 2 as an ox goes to the slaughter, 2 as a fool stepping into a noose. 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 →