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Proverbs 13:20 — He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools…
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”
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The verses around Proverbs 13:20.
18Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Verse explanation
One of the book’s most practical pieces of advice: company shapes character — walking with the wise helps a person become wise, walking with fools brings real harm.
From the Proverbs 13 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 13:20 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O que anda com os sabios, ficará sabio, mas o companheiro dos tolos soffrerá severamente.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Quem anda com os sábios se torna sábio; mas aquele que acompanha os tolos sofrerá.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Ser amigo de sabios te hará sabio; pero ser amigo de tontos te traerá problemas.
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