Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 deliteth ye soule: but it is an abomination to fooles to depart from euil.
21Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.
Cross References
Genesis 13:12Abram dwelled in the lande of Canaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the plaine, and pitched his tent euen to Sodom.
1 Kings 12:8But he forsooke the counsell that the olde men had giuen him, and asked counsell of the yong men that had bene brought vp with him, and waited on him.
1 Kings 22:4And he sayde vnto Iehoshaphat, Wilt thou goe with mee to battel against Ramoth Gilead? And Iehoshaphat saide vnto the King of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and mine horses as thine horses.
2 Chronicles 19:2And Iehu the sonne of Hanani the Seer went out to meete him, and said to King Iehoshaphat, Wouldest thou helpe the wicked, and loue them that hate the Lord? therefore for this thing the wrath of the Lord is vpon thee.
Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:
Proverbs 7:22And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,
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 →