Proverbs 13:20
13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. destroyed: Heb. broken
KJV
One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
What does Proverbs 13:20 mean?
Proverbs 13:20 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָלַךְ (hâlak), חָכָם (châkâm), חָכַם (châkam). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
1 Kings 9:7Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
Nehemiah 2:19But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
Nehemiah 4:1But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
Jeremiah 24:9And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. to be removed: Heb. for removing, or, vexation
Jeremiah 25:18To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;
Jeremiah 42:18For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
Lamentations 2:15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? by: Heb. by the way
Lamentations 2:16All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
Lamentations 5:1Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
Ezekiel 35:12And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. to consume: Heb. to devour
Ezekiel 36:3Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: Because: Heb. Because for because are: or, ye are made to come up on the lip of the tongue
Ezekiel 36:15Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 13:20 say?
Proverbs 13:20 (King James Version) reads: "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. destroyed: Heb. broken"
Is Proverbs 13:20 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 13:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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