Proverbs 13:20

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

He that

הָלַךְ

hâlak

H1980

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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with

חָכָם

châkâm

H2450

wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)

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אֱנוֹשׁ

ʼĕnôwsh

H582

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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shall be

חָכָם

châkâm

H2450

wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)

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but a

חָבֵר

châbêr

H2270

an associate

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of

כְּסִיל

kᵉçîyl

H3684

properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly

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shall be

שָׁמַד

shâmad

H8045

to desolate

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Key Terms in This Verse

companion H2270

חָבֵר châbêr

an associate

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walketh H1980

הָלַךְ hâlak

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

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fools H3684

כְּסִיל kᵉçîyl

properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly

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destroyed H8045

שָׁמַד shâmad

to desolate

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wise H2450

חָכָם châkâm

wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)

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wise H2450

חָכָם châkâm

wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)

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men H582

אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh

a man in general (singly or collectively)

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:31 cross-reference

The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

Proverbs 9:6 cross-reference

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Revelation 18:4 cross-reference

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Psalm 119:63 cross-reference

I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

Malachi 3:16 cross-reference

Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon h...

Hebrews 10:24 cross-reference

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Acts 2:42 cross-reference

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

1 Kings 12:8 cross-reference

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

1 Kings 12:10 cross-reference

And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto...

Genesis 14:12 cross-reference

And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Proverbs 7:27 cross-reference

Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

2 Chronicles 19:2 cross-reference

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the ...

1 Kings 22:4 cross-reference

And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

1 Kings 22:32 cross-reference

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

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