Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. New Living Translation Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. English Standard Version Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Berean Standard Bible He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. King James Bible He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. New King James Version He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed. New American Standard Bible One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm. NASB 1995 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. NASB 1977 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. Legacy Standard Bible He who walks with the wise will be wise, But the friend of fools will suffer harm. Amplified Bible He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise, But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm. Christian Standard Bible The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm. American Standard Version Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He that walks with the wise will be wise, and he that walks with a fool will harm himself. Brenton Septuagint Translation If thou walkest with wise men thou shalt be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known. Contemporary English Version Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools. Douay-Rheims Bible He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them. English Revised Version Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: but the companion of fools shall smart for it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever walks with wise people will be wise, but whoever associates with fools will suffer. Good News Translation Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined. International Standard Version Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm. JPS Tanakh 1917 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it. Literal Standard Version Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, | And a companion of fools suffers evil. Majority Standard Bible He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. New American Bible Walk with the wise and you become wise, but the companion of fools fares badly. NET Bible The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. New Revised Standard Version Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm. New Heart English Bible One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Webster's Bible Translation He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. World English Bible One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Father's Discipline…19Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools. 20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. 21Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 10:8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him. 2 Chronicles 22:4 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father. Proverbs 2:20 So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous. Proverbs 13:19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools. Proverbs 15:31 He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. Treasury of Scripture He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. that Proverbs 2:20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. Psalm 119:63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. Song of Solomon 1:7,8 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? … but Proverbs 1:11-19 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: … Proverbs 2:12-19 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; … Proverbs 7:22,23,27 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; … destroyed or broken Jump to Previous Broken Companion Company Depraved Destroyed Evil Foolish Fools Grows Harm Keeps Smart Suffer Suffereth Suffers Walk Walketh Walking Walks WiseJump to Next Broken Companion Company Depraved Destroyed Evil Foolish Fools Grows Harm Keeps Smart Suffer Suffereth Suffers Walk Walketh Walking Walks WiseProverbs 13 1. a scoffer does not listen to rebuke(20) Shall be destroyed--i.e., morally ruined.Verse 20. - He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; or, according to the Khetib, walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. Ecclus. 6:36, "If thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door." So the Greek maxim - Σοφοῖς ὁμιλῶν καὐτὸς ἐκβήσῃ σοφός. "With wise conversing thou wilt wise become." and Eurip., 'Rhesus,' 206 - . . . Hebrew He who walksהוֹלֵ֣ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among the wise חֲכָמִ֣ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise will become wise, יֶחְכָּ֑ם (yeḥ·kām) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2449: To be wise but the companion וְרֹעֶ֖ה (wə·rō·‘eh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with of fools כְסִילִ֣ים (ḵə·sî·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool will be destroyed. יֵרֽוֹעַ׃ (yê·rō·w·a‘) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7321: To mar, to split the ears, shout Links Proverbs 13:20 NIVProverbs 13:20 NLT Proverbs 13:20 ESV Proverbs 13:20 NASB Proverbs 13:20 KJV Proverbs 13:20 BibleApps.com Proverbs 13:20 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 13:20 Chinese Bible Proverbs 13:20 French Bible Proverbs 13:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 13:20 One who walks with wise men grows (Prov. 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