Proverbs 13:20

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Proverbs 13:20


← Proverbs 13:19 Proverbs 13:20 (KJV) Proverbs 13:21 →
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

He that walkethH1980 with wiseH2450 men shall be wiseH2449: but a companionH7462 of foolsH3684 shall be destroyedH7321.


Original Hebrew

[הָלֹוךְ כ] (הֹולֵךְ ק) אֶת־חֲכָמִים [וַחֲכָם כ] (יֶחְכָּם ק) וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרֹועַ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
[הלוך כ] (הוֹלֵ֣ךְ ק)
[hâlak כ] (ha.lokh ק) H1980 כ [HVqa כ] (HVqrmsa ק) ((one who) walks ק)
אֶת
'et- H854 HR with
חֲכָמִ֣ים
cha.kha.Mim H2450 HAampa wise (people)
[ו/חכם כ] (יֶחְכָּ֑ם ק)
[châkam כ] (va.cha.kham ק) H2449 כ [HC/Vqv2ms כ] (HVqi3ms ק) (he will become wise ק)
וְ/רֹעֶ֖ה
ve./ro.'Eh H7462 HC/Vqrmsa and/ (one who) associates with
כְסִילִ֣ים
khe.si.Lim H3684 HAampa fools
יֵרֽוֹעַ
ye.Ro.a' H7489 HVNi3ms he will be harmed
Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).
Strong's References
  • H1980 — הָלַךְ (hâlak, haw-lak'): akin to יָלַךְ (yâlak) H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.
  • H2449 — חָכַם (châkam, khaw-kam'): a primitive root; to be wise (in mind, word or act); [idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
  • H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם (châkam) H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
  • H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל (kâçal) H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
  • H7321 — רוּעַ (rûwaʻ, roo-ah'): a primitive root; to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy); blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.
  • H7462 — רָעָה (râʻâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend); [idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה (ʼânâh) H579; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
  • H7489 — רָעַע (râʻaʻ, raw-ah'): a primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally); afflict, associate selves (by mistake for רָעָה (râʻâh) H7462), break (down, in pieces), [phrase] displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for רָעָה (râʻâh) H7462), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, [idiom] indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.

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