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. Contemporary English Version Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools. 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. Majority Standard Bible He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. NET Bible The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhoever is walking with wise men is wise, "" And a companion of fools suffers evil. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil. Smith's Literal Translation He going with the wise, and he is wise: and the companion of the foolish shall become evil. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever keeps step with the wise shall be wise. A friend of the foolish will become like them. New American Bible Walk with the wise and you become wise, but the companion of fools fares badly. New Revised Standard Version Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe who walks with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall suffer harm. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He that walks with the wise will be wise, and he that walks with a fool will harm himself. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it. Brenton Septuagint Translation If thou walkest with wise men thou shalt be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known. 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 1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? Proverbs 22:24-25 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, / or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. 1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. Psalm 119:63 I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts. 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Proverbs 9:6 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.” Proverbs 14:7 Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech. Proverbs 28:7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. 1 Peter 4:3-4 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. / Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you. Proverbs 4:14-15 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. / Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by. Ephesians 5:11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 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 rebukeWalk with the wise The Hebrew word for "walk" is "הָלַךְ" (halak), which implies a continuous action or lifestyle. In ancient Israel, walking was a common mode of travel, symbolizing one's journey through life. To "walk with the wise" suggests an intentional choice to align oneself with those who possess wisdom. Wisdom in the biblical sense is not merely intellectual knowledge but a deep, God-given understanding of life and righteousness. The wise are those who fear the Lord, as stated in Proverbs 9:10, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom." Walking with the wise means seeking their counsel, observing their ways, and adopting their values, which are rooted in a reverence for God. and become wise for a companion of fools suffers harm 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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