Proverbs 13:20
Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
Young's Literal Translation
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 sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.
21Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
Cross References
Genesis 13:12Abram hath dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot hath dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and tenteth unto Sodom;
1 Kings 12:8And he forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, who are standing before him;
1 Kings 22:4And he saith unto Jehoshaphat, 'Dost thou go with me to battle [to] Ramoth-Gilead?' and Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of Israel, 'As I am, so thou; as my people, so thy people; as my horses, so thy horses.'
2 Chronicles 19:2and go out unto his presence doth Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, and saith unto king Jehoshaphat, 'To give help to the wicked, and to those hating Jehovah, dost thou love? and for this against thee [is] wrath from before Jehovah,
Proverbs 1:11If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
Proverbs 7:22He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a 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 →