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Proverbs 13:20

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Proverbs 13:20 — Meaning and Application

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“He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. broken}”

Proverbs 13:20

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Poverty and shame {shall be to} him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

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. {destroyed: Heb. broken}

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

A good {man} leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner {is} laid up for the just.

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"Blessed {is} the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. {ungodly: or, wicked}"

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Proverbs 13:1

"A wise son {heareth} his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke."

Proverbs 13:2

"A man shall eat good by the fruit of {his} mouth: but the soul of the transgressors {shall eat} violence."

Proverbs 13:3

"He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: {but} he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction."

Proverbs 13:4

"The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat."

Proverbs 13:5

"A righteous {man} hateth lying: but a wicked {man} is loathsome, and cometh to shame."

Proverbs 13:6

"Righteousness keepeth {him that is} upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. {the sinner: Heb. sin}"

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