Proverbs 13:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Proverbs 13:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be (i) destroyed. (i) As he is partaker of their wickedness, and bears with their vices, so will he be punished alike as...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Proverbs 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of waiting for a hope that comes not ( Proverbs 13:12 and Proverb...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  shall be wise. Illustrations: Uzziah ( 2 Chronicles 26:5 ); Joash ( 2 Chronicles 24:2 ); Ruth ( Proverbs 1:16 ); Elisha ( 2 Kings 2:9 ); Andrew ( John 1:40 ; John 1:41 ); Nathanael ( John 1:45-51...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise - To walk with a person implies love and attachment; and it is...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. He that walketh (namely, continuously and habitually) with wise men shall be wise. So the Masoretic t...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM).

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Shall be destroyed — i.e. , morally ruined.

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 14 PRIDE AND HUMILITY "A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke."- Proverbs 13:1 “Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction, but h...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Verse Proverbs 13:2 . Compare this with Proverbs 12:14 . As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgressors react upon themselves. Verse Proverbs 13:...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Good understanding g...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise ,.... Who is a companion of them that fear the Lord; converses frequently with them in private about spiritual and experimental things, and walks with t...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Ver. 20. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. ] He that comes where sweet spices and ointments a...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  He that walketh with wise men That is, who keeps company, and commonly converses with them; shall be wise Shall learn wisdom and goodness, both from their counsels and examples; but a companion...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.       Note, 1. Those that would be good must keep good company, which is an evidence for them...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Walketh; commonly converseth and associateth himself. Shall be wise; shall learn wisdom and goodness, both from their counsels and examples. The design of this proverb is to show the wonderful in...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:20 COMPANIONSHIP, CONSTRUCTIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE We have here:— I. Habit, assimilation, and transformation . 1. Habit . A habit is formed by the constant repeti...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Proverbs 13:20 I. Of all the external circumstances which mould our life and character, our daily companionship may be said to be among the most potent, and the Bible utterances are very strong on...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 13:1 . A wise son heareth his father's instruction. This maxim is in substance often repeated, it being of the last importance to hear the wisdom of a father proceeding from so much love,...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

  He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Walking with wise men a means of attaining wisdom I. What is it to walk with wise men? It is to choose...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Verse 13:1-15:19 Second section in this collection. Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction. The Authorized Version introduces the verb from the second m...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  v. 20. He that walketh with wise men, making them his companions and listening to their counsel, shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed, or, lie who attendeth fools tendeth to...

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• Proverbs 13:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 15:33 ; 1 Corinthians 15:34 ; 1 Kings 12:10 ; 1 Kings 12:8 ; 1 Kings 22:32 ; 1 Kings 22:4 ; 2 Chronicles 19:2 ; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 ; Acts 2:42 ; Genesis 13:12 ; Genesis 13...

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