Proverbs 13:20

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“He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”

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BSBPD

“He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 13:20 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 13:12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
  2. Genesis 14:12They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.
  3. 1 Kings 12:8But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
  4. 1 Kings 12:10The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
  5. 1 Kings 22:4So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
  6. 1 Kings 22:32When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
  7. 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
  8. Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
  9. Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
  10. Proverbs 2:12to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
  11. Proverbs 7:22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
  12. Proverbs 7:27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
  13. Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
  14. Proverbs 14:7Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
  15. Proverbs 15:31He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
  16. Proverbs 22:24Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
  17. Proverbs 22:25or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
  18. Song of Solomon 1:7Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
  19. Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
  20. Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
  21. 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
  22. 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
  23. Hebrews 10:24And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
  24. Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

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